Uganda: 'UPDF Has 5,000 Child Soldiers'

Kampala — There are 5,000 under age soldiers serving in the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces, says the report by Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children (UPFC) on children in northern Uganda.

The report, presented to Parliament yesterday by the Chairperson of the forum and Jinja district Woman MP Ruth Tuma, says child recruitment into the army is caused by difficulty to identify those above 18 years.

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