Military Still Using Child Soldiers
AFRICA–Boys as young as 13 are still being used as soldiers by the Chadian national army and armed groups on the border with Sudan, Amnesty International said in a report. “It is tragic that thousands of children are denied their childhood and are manipulated by adults into fighting their wars,” the 55-page report quoted Erwin van der Borght, the rights group’s Africa director, as saying.
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---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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