Citation

Int. Rev. Red Cross (1999) 2019; 101(911): 445-457.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, International Committee of the Red Cross, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S1816383119000481

PMID

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Abstract

In this issue, the Review has chosen to give a voice to former child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Children recruited by armed groups experience separation from their families, physical and psychological violence, sometimes including sexual exploitation, as well as interruption of their education. Whether they joined an armed group forcibly or by choice, as a fighter or carrying out a different function - every story is unique, reflecting numerous challenges faced by children in these circumstances. The testimonies below reflect children's experiences, the difficulties they have faced and their hopes for a new life. In order to protect them and their relatives, their testimonies have been anonymized.

Language: en