Girl soldiers: the forgotten victims of war
Girl soldiers: the forgotten victims of war
By Kim Sengupta
25 April 2005
Girls make up almost half of the 300,000 children involved in wars, according to a report which says they are abducted, raped and often used as currency among fighters.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=632720
Report: 7 countries use girl soldiersBy UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Published April 25, 2005
LONDON -- A report by Save the Children claims girls as young as eight make up almost half of the world's 300,000 young casualties of war in seven countries. The report, "Forgotten Casualties of War," claims girls are abducted, raped and often used as currency among fighters, in some cases by groups who have had the support of Britain and the United States. Among countries involved are Colombia, Pakistan, Uganda, the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the DRC, there are up to 12,500 girls in armed groups. In Sri Lanka, 43 percent of the 51,000 children involved are girls, The Independent reported Monday. Girls are harder to help than boy soldiers and are wary of joining rehabilitation programs because of fear it will expose what had happened to them and lead to further shunning by their home communities, the charity said. It said as well as sexual abuse and combat, female captives are often forced into dangerous tasks, surviving on less food and medical aid. Many suffer chronic illness and disability and have to look after babies conceived by rape.
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By Kim Sengupta
25 April 2005
Girls make up almost half of the 300,000 children involved in wars, according to a report which says they are abducted, raped and often used as currency among fighters.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=632720
Report: 7 countries use girl soldiersBy UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Published April 25, 2005
LONDON -- A report by Save the Children claims girls as young as eight make up almost half of the world's 300,000 young casualties of war in seven countries. The report, "Forgotten Casualties of War," claims girls are abducted, raped and often used as currency among fighters, in some cases by groups who have had the support of Britain and the United States. Among countries involved are Colombia, Pakistan, Uganda, the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the DRC, there are up to 12,500 girls in armed groups. In Sri Lanka, 43 percent of the 51,000 children involved are girls, The Independent reported Monday. Girls are harder to help than boy soldiers and are wary of joining rehabilitation programs because of fear it will expose what had happened to them and lead to further shunning by their home communities, the charity said. It said as well as sexual abuse and combat, female captives are often forced into dangerous tasks, surviving on less food and medical aid. Many suffer chronic illness and disability and have to look after babies conceived by rape.
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