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The bill seeks to broaden the definition of child soldiers. In late May 2011, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 4480 declaring as a criminal act the use of children by government [...]

Colombia's ombudsman on Sunday rang the alarm about an alleged increase in recruitment of child soldiers by guerrilla group FARC in the east of the country. According to Ombudsman Jorge Otalora, [...]

Myanmar army releases 42 more child soldiers. The Myanmar army yesterday allowed 42 children to resign from military service, in a bid to end the recruitment [...]

GENEVA - The UN children's agency (UNICEF) says it has received credible reports that armed groups in northern Mali are increasingly recruiting child soldiers, which would violate international [...]