Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Punishment alone won’t help gang-involved teens – a former child soldier explains why

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par Charles Wratto, Non-Resident Research Fellow, Igbinedion University Okada

When Americans hear of child soldiers, they may imagine tragic images of children wielding rifles on distant battlefields.

But the conditions that help warlords recruit children into armed conflict abroad also help gang leaders draw young people into violent organizations in the U.S.

In cities across the country, gang violence continues to claim lives…

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