US gives military aid to foreign governments using child soldiers
The White House has announced it will continue supplying military aid to governments known to use child soldiers, drawing criticism from international human rights organisations.
A presidential memo, published on Tuesday, states it is in the “national interest of the United States” to supply military aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Somalia, and South Sudan.
In all four nations, international observers have documented numerous instances of the use of child soldiers by government forces - with the exception of Nigeria.
Charu Hogg, Policy and Advocacy Director at Child Soldiers International, said by continuing to supply military aid the US “send[s] the message that child recruitment abuse can be completely sidelined by political considerations.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-gives-military-aid-to-foreign-governments-using-child-soldiers-a6674421.html
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