Working together to protect the security and rights of children
RECENT REPORTS
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Selecting the Next Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict
May 2012
- Background Note PDF
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No One to Trust: Children and Armed Conflict in Colombia
April 2012
FEATURED
UN Press Release: No One to Trust: Children and Armed Conflict in ColombiaApril 3, 2012, To mark the release of Watchlist’s new report, No One To Trust: Children and Armed Conflict in Colombia, a press conference was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Panel speakers detailed the report’s findings on violations against children in Colombia, as well as outlined policy recommendations and specific actions for the government of Colombia, the UN Security Council and donor countries to take to protect children in Colombia and to strengthen the humanitarian response to their needs.
WATCHLIST REACH
Watchlist currently works in 10 countries to protect the security and rights of children in armed conflict
“Watchlist is well known, respected and it will continue to bring truth to decision makers.”
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Senior LRA commander, responsible for grave violations against children, captured
14 May 2012
(OSRSG) - The Ugandan army last Saturday captured Caesar Acellam Otto, one of the top military leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army, in the Central African »
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Bombs and hunger haunt Sudan’s Nuba mountains
10 May 2012
(Reuters) - Rebels accuse Sudan of bombing civilians, Khartoum denies. Link
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Human Rights Watch: Mali rebels Using Child Soldiers
7 May 2012
(SOS Children’s Villages) - A report released by non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch titled “Mali-War Crimes by Northern Rebels” highlights how Mali rebels have been accused »