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2007 State Department Human Rights Reports on the Use of Child Soldiers
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April 2, 2008 |
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| On March 11, 2008, the U.S. State Department released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The 196 reports detail information on the “nature and extent of the compulsory recruitment and conscription of individuals under the age of 18” by all armed groups in every country, and the steps that have been taken by the governments of the respective countries to eliminate such practices. CDI provides these excerpts as well as an analysis of the reports and the findings.
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Author(s):
Rachel Stohl
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Doug Tuttle
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U.S. Military Assistance To Governments and Government-Supported Armed Groups Using Child Soldiers 2002-2008
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April 2, 2008 |
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| The State Department's 2007 Human Rights report revealed eight countries where children have been recruited and/or used as child soldiers by government or government-supported armed groups. CDI’s research has revealed that of these eight countries, the United States has provided six with military assistance since 2002. |
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Rachel Stohl
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Doug Tuttle
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U.S. Military Assistance to Countries Using Child Soldiers: 1990-2007
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April 1, 2007 |
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| On March 6, 2007 the U.S. Department of State released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights. The reports cite nine countries where children have been recruited and/or used as child soldiers by government or government-supported armed groups. CDI’s research has revealed that of these nine counties, the United States have provided eight with military assistance since 2001. |
| Author(s):
Rhea Myerscough
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State Department Reports on the Use of Child Soldiers
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March 30, 2007 |
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| Excerpts from the 2006 State Department Human Rights Reports relating to the use of children in armed conflict. |
| Author(s):
Rhea Myerscough
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U.S. Military Assistance to Countries Using Child Soldiers: 1990 – 2006
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May 20, 2006 |
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| The State Department's 2005 Human Rights report cites 25 countries where children have been forcefully recruited and/or used as child soldiers. CDI’s research has revealed that of these 25 countries, the United States has provided 21 with military assistance since 2001. |
| Author(s):
Rhea Myerscough
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Rachel Stohl
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State Department Reports on the Use of Child Soldiers
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May 20, 2006 |
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| Excerpts from the 2005 State Department Human Rights Reports relating to the use of children in armed conflict. |
| Author(s):
Rhea Myerscough
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U.S. Military Assistance to Countries Using Child Soldiers: 1990 – 2005
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December 5, 2005 |
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| The State Department’s 2004 Human Rights report cites 26 countries that have forcefully recruited and/or used child soldiers, including four countries that had no evidence of new child soldier participation in 2004. CDI’s research has revealed that of these 26 countries, the United States has provided 22 with military assistance since 2001. |
| Author(s):
Rhea Myerscough
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Rachel Stohl
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U.N. Enters “Era of Application” in its Campaign Against Child Soldiers
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October 12, 2005 |
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| On July 26, 2005, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1612, the sixth in a series of resolutions pertaining to children and armed conflict. Resolution 1612 establishes the first comprehensive monitoring and reporting system to enforce compliance among those groups using children in situations of armed conflict. |
| Author(s):
Rhea Myerscough
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State Department Reports on the Use of Child Soldiers
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May 6, 2005 |
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| Excerpts from the 2004 State Department Human Rights Reports relating to the use of children in armed conflict. |
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Daniel Schaeffer
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Thousands of Children Fight, Killed in Conflicts Around the Globe
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November 17, 2004 |
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| Tens of thousands of children continue to be used as "armed pawns" in more than 20 conflicts around the world, said the U.S. Campaign to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers today.
The U.S. Campaign's remarks came in conjunction with the release of the international Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers' global survey of child soldiers. The report states that children under the age of 18 are fighting in almost every major conflict, in both government and opposition forces. |
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