Child Soldiers

Church in Sri Lanka Decries Use of Child Soldiers (Zenit News Agency)

16 May 2008

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, MAY 15, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- The Church in Sri Lanka is reiterating its plea to leave children out of the forces fighting a civil war in the north of the island.

250,000 child soldiers worldwide (Daily News)

15 May 2008

The growing phenomenon of child soldiers - long prevalent in African countries such as Uganda, Somalia, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo - is also taking root in Asia, specifically in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma (Myanmar) and the Philippines.

Parents' losses compounded by China's one-child policy (CNN.com)

15 May 2008

Li Yunxia wipes away tears as rescue crews dig through the ruins of a kindergarten class that has buried her only child -- a 5-year-old boy.