According to a new report issued by Human Rights Watch the government of Chad continues to use child soldiers in its military despite agreements to demobilize them. The UN Security Council's working group on children and armed conflict will meet July 19 to discuss the matter further. The use of child soldiers violates international law and treaties, including the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (ratified by Chad in 2003).
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
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