Child Soldiers and the Global Arms Trade
Poorly-regulated arms transfers continue to contribute to the recruitment and use of children in conflict, says an NGO ahead of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers.
Photo: Human Rights Watch
Thousands of children, both boys and girls, in Chad have been recruited as child soldiers by all parties to the conflict.
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More than a decade ago, I was a reporter embedded with rebel groups supported by Uganda where I witnessed the recruitment of child soldiers and the killings that took place in some parts of eastern Congo. Here is my account of the events. http://youtu.be/VbD5oFWtGMk