Over 2000 kids recruited by armed groups in C. Africa

by GlobalPost - AFP
April 12, 2013

http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/230/over-2000-kids-recruited-by-armed-groups-in-c

The UN's children's agency on Friday charged that armed movements in the Central African Republic were recruiting more children, including as soldiers, in the wake of a successful coup by rebels.

"UNICEF has clear evidence of the continuing recruitment and use of children by armed groups in the Central African Republic," the agency said in a statement, urging leaders on the ground to fight the "grave violation of international law."