IRIN – the UN news service 25 September 2012 Children in the Kivu provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not only getting caught in the crossfire of the area’s ongoing violence, but also facing health risks, threats of forced recruitment by local and foreign militias, and interrupted education, say officials. “Children are [...]
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Eritrea: Widespread Conscription of Children Goes Unchecked
RefWorld, 12th September 2012 Eritrea has the largest army in sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated strength of between 200,000 and 320,000 men and women, representing around 35 per cent of the population in military service.[1] Military/national service is mandatory for every Eritrean. Conscription is provided for under the National Service Proclamation of 23 October 1995 [...]
Afghans fleeing war find misery in urban slums
Amnesty International 23 February 2012 Half a million Afghans displaced by fighting are struggling to survive in makeshift shelters let down by their government and international donors that look the other way, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. At least 28 children have died in the harsh winter conditions in the camps [...]
Afghan refugees abandoned by their own government, report finds
Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian 23 February 2012 About half a million Afghans have fled their homes because of violence and are living in desperate conditions with little help from a government reluctant to deal with the problems, Amnesty International says in a report. About 400 people a day are being driven to the cities by [...]
Somalia: Warring parties put children at risk
Human Rights Watch 21 February 2012 A Human Rights Watch report draws attention on the treatment of children in Somalia. The report is based on 164 interviews with Somali children , some of whom have escaped al-Shabaab forces. Download the full report here. The situation in Somalia is very extremely unsafe, with children being used [...]
Afghanistan: Children deported to Kabul will face ‘horrible risks’
Human Rights Watch, 10 February 2012 Picture your 16-year-old son, brother, cousin or friend. Picture him without his parents in a strange country, where he is picked up by uniformed officials and put on a plane alone. Picture him dropped off in a strife-ridden city, like Kabul or Baghdad, and left to fend for himself. [...]
Afghanistan: legal update on return of unaccompanied children
Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) >> AA (unattended children) Afghanistan CG [2012] UKUT 16 (IAC) (01 February 2012) Cite as: [2012] UKUT 16 (IAC) FULL DETERMINATION AND REASONS AT BAILII HERE This Country Guidance case finds that: (1) The evidence before the Tribunal does not alter the position as described in HK and Others [...]
