South Sudan: Government Forces Recruiting Child Soldiers - Both Sides Should Stop Using Children Across Conflict Area

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Nairobi — South Sudanese government forces are actively recruiting boys as young as 13, often by force, as soldiers in Malakal, Upper Nile state, Human Rights Watch said today.

Both parties to South Sudan's conflict have recruited and used child soldiers, which is a war crime when children are under 15. Commanders from both the government and the opposition should issue clear orders barring recruitment of all children under 18 and cooperate with relevant United Nations agencies to help these children return to places of safety.

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