March 28, 2012
(BBC) - Syrian authorities are systematically detaining and torturing children, the United Nations’ human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has told the BBC.
Syria authorities target children, says UN rights chief
March 28, 2012
March 28, 2012
U.N. gets reports of child soldiers with Syria rebels
March 26, 2012
March 26, 2012
(Reuters) - Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad have been accused of using children as fighters in violation of international conventions banning the recruitment of child soldiers, a senior U.N. official said.
Child soldiers: A worldwide scourge
March 22, 2012
March 22, 2012
(LA Times) – Joseph Kony, Thomas Lubanga and Charles Taylor are just the tip of the iceberg. The use of children as soldiers extends far beyond Africa.
SRSG Coomaraswamy welcomes the International Criminal Court’s first verdict – the conviction of Thomas Lubanga for child recruitment
March 14, 2012
March 14, 2012
(OSRSG) - “Today, impunity ends for Thomas Lubanga and those who recruit and use children in armed conflict,” the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy said.
ICC finds Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty
March 14, 2012
March 14, 2012
(BBC) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has found the Congolese warlord, Thomas Lubanga, guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers between 2002 and 2003.
South Sudan commits to making the national army child-free
March 12, 2012
March 12, 2012
(OSRSG) - The Sudanese People’s Liberation Army of South Sudan (SPLA) signed an agreement called an action plan with the United Nations today which renewed their commitment to release all children within their ranks.
Viral Video Puts Spotlight on Uganda Rebel
March 9, 2012
March 9, 2012
(Wall Street Journal) - Radhika Coomaraswamy, the special representative of the UN secretary-general for children and armed conflict, said attention generated by Invisible Children is useful and welcome if the group’s work is performed in cooperation with UN programs.
South Sudan: UN Envoy on Children and Armed Conflict to Visit Country
March 8, 2012
March 8, 2012
(AllAfrica) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has announced its Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict is due in South Sudan this week.
ICC Judges to Deliver First-Ever Verdicts
February 29, 2012
February 29, 2012
(ABC) - The International Criminal Court announced Wednesday that it will soon deliver its first verdicts since being created 10 years ago, in the case of a Congolese militia leader accused of using child soldiers.
UN human rights chief: Some 500 children killed in Syria violence
February 28, 2012
February 28, 2012
(Haaretz) - Some 500 children have been killed amid the violence in Syria, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Tuesday in Geneva, revising a previous estimate of 400 dead children.