Read more in our report, "You’ll Learn Not to Cry."ĭemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – Children serve in the government armed forces as well as various rebel forces. Children are also recruited into successor groups to paramilitaries. The majority serve in the FARC guerrillas, with smaller numbers in the UC-ELN guerrillas. Read more in our report, "Early to War."Ĭolombia – Thousands of children-both boys and girls-serve in Colombia’s irregular armed groups. In 2011 the government signed an action plan to end its use of child soldiers and recruitment has decreased sharply. The Lord’s Resistance Army has abducted children in the southeast of the country.Ĭhad – Thousands of children have served in both government and rebel forces in Chad. Read more in our report, "Sold to be Soldiers."Ĭentral African Republic – Hundreds of children, some as young as 12, serve with various rebel groups. Children also serve with some of the armed ethnic opposition groups. The UN also reports recruitment of children by the Afghan National Police.īurma – Thousands of boys serve in Burma’s national army, with children as young as 11 forcibly recruited off the streets and sent into combat operations. Today, child soldiers are fighting in at least 14 countries:Īfghanistan – Insurgent groups, including the Taliban and other armed groups, use children as fighters, including in suicide attacks. Around the globe, Human Rights Watch has documented the recruitment and use of children as soldiers.
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