Neither the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) nor the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR ... of prosecuting former child soldiers, both the Special ...

On December 31, 2024, the United Nations warned that armed groups have increased recruitment and use of children for armed ...

Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo ...

I fled and with the help of the UNHCR to a rehabilitation centre in Musogo, Rwanda,” Penina tells journalists. At the centre, several former child soldiers share harrowing ordeals. They shed ...

Secretary General, Jeannot Ruhunga, on Thursday, January 23, explained grounds for detaining children suspected of offences punishable with less than five-year imprisonment, despite the fact that the ...

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...

When you mention the name Roméo Dallaire, there is instant recognition and respect. And then the words start to come: Rwanda. General. Courage. Child soldiers. Activism. Humanitarian.

VIDEO: Salem Professor in Global Practice Theresa Betancourt discusses her landmark 17-year study of emotional trauma experienced by former child soldiers. Betancourt ... She has also undertaken ...