Content_paragraphs:  Six children were verified as having been recruited and used by FARDC (5) and 
  
  the Congolese National Police (1), including two newly recruited during the reporting 
  
  period. In one instance, a 16-year-old boy was recruited by the police in Shabunda, 
  
  South Kivu, in January 2018. After one month of performing police duties, the boy 
  
  was arrested for the rape of a girl and tried before a juvenile court. In another case, a 
  
  15-year-old boy, who lied about his age, voluntarily joined FARDC in Rutshuru, 
  
  North Kivu, after the death of his parents in July 2018. After one year, during which 
  
  the boy participated in active combat, he was identified, separated and transferred to 
  
  an interim care centre. The remaining four children were recruited in prior years but 
  
  used until their separation during the reporting period. For example, two 16 -year-old 
  
  boys were recruited in 2017 and used throughout 2018 by the 806th regiment of 
  
  FARDC in North Kivu. Those incidents were committed by low-ranking commanders, 
  
  acting independently, who were all disciplined by their hierarchy.