Rise in recruitment of child soldiers raises fresh fears over South Sudan

[TomSea]

Rise in recruitment of child soldiers raises fresh fears over South Sudan
Growing number of young fighters combined with sexual violence and ethnic tensions threatens return to civil war, UN warns

UN investigators have warned that despite the fragile peace in South Sudan, the recruitment of children into the army and militias is on the increase as each side seeks to bolster infantry numbers.

The investigators also warned that sexual violence against women and localised ethnic violence are increasing tensions that could return the country to civil war.

“What our investigators have picked up is that in many of the hotspots you are actually seeing an increase in child soldiers,” said Yasmin Sooka, chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan.

Read more at: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/sep/18/rise-in-recruitment-of-child-soldiers-raises-fresh-fears-over-south-sudan

[dfwgator]

They blow up so fast.