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# Child soldiers
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/childsoldiers-4295jsp/
- Published: 2007-01-29T00:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-17T11:46:02.000Z
- Author: Open democracy
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 19:37, #ImagesUploaded

Today, the ICC ruled that Thomas Lubanga, notorious child soldier-enlister, would be the first suspect to stand trial for his role in the Congolese civil war. From Kinshasha to Freetown, former child soldiers draw their experiences.

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“Rescue the Child Soldier!” by Ishamel A. Kamara, age 18 of iEARN-Sierra Leone, www.child-soldiers.org