South Sudan Commanders Accused of Using Child Soldiers
The UN says 16,000 children have joined armed groups since South Sudan's civil war erupted two years ago.
Child soldiers.
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Africa:
Two Years On, Flawed Peace Deal Leads to Continued Suffering
Oxfam, 14 December 2015
Two years after the start of the conflict in South Sudan, civilians are paying the price of the warring parties' failure to implement the peace agreement signed in August, warned… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Witness - Abducted From School and Forced to Fight in War
HRW, 15 December 2015
It was the middle of class when armed men burst into a school one morning in December 2013 in the town of Rubkona, in South Sudan's Unity State. Pointing their weapons at… Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudan Marks Two Years of Civil War
DW, 14 December 2015
Four years after gaining independence, South Sudan should be a country of hope but its people are on the edge of starvation. Analysts blame warring parties for the lack of… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Terrifying Lives of Child Soldiers
HRW, 14 December 2015
South Sudanese leaders should help end widespread use of child soldiers by suspending and investigating commanders who have recruited children, Human Rights Watch said in a report… Read more »
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South Sudan:
'Kiir, Machar Would End Up in Jail Soon', Angry US Senator Says
Nation, 11 December 2015
A United States senator engaged in an unusual public display of anger and frustration at a session on Thursday focused on the continued fighting in South Sudan. Read more »
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South Sudan:
'Waterboarding', Beatings Drove South Sudan Children to Join War - Unicef Envoy
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 8 December 2015
Former child soldiers in South Sudan said they took up arms to defend themselves after being beaten and almost drowned by government soldiers, and they might return to the… Read more »
InFocus
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The African Union Commission says it has identified perpetrators on both sides that might bear the greatest responsibility for crimes committed during the fighting of the past two ... Read more »