No place for children
Subtitle: child recruitment, forced marriage, and attacks on schools in Somalia
By: [Laetitia Bader, Zama Coursen-Neff, Tirana Hassan]
Contributors: Coursen-Neff, Zama; Hassan, Tirana; Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781564328670
Subjects: Child soldiers; Forced marriage; Child abuse; War (International law); Shabaab (Organization); Child welfare; Rape
Other titles: Child recruitment, forced marriage, and attacks on schools in Somalia; Somalia :
Description: This report details unlawful recruitment and other laws-of-war violations against children by all parties to the conflict in Somalia since 2010. The report is based on over 164 interviews with Somali children, including 21 who had escaped from al-Shabaab forces, as well as parents and teachers who had fled to Kenya.
Notes: "February 2012"--Prelim.

"This report was researched and written by Laetitia Bader, Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch; Zama Coursen-Neff, deputy director of the children's rights division; and Tirana Hassan emergencies researcher"--P. 104.

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Summary; title: Key recommendations; title: Methodology; title: Background; title: Recruitment and use of children as soldiers; title: Forced marriage and rape of girls by al-Shabaab; title: Al-Shabaab attacks on schools, teachers, and students; title: Role of international actors; title: International legal standards; title: Recommendations.