Rappler's latest stories on child soldiers
Myanmar releases 75 more child soldiers
There are no concrete figures on how many children are still among the estimated 500,000 troops that serve in Myanmar's military or the ethnic rebel armies
The week in photos: February 3-9, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
A happy ending to a mother's 7-year search for her missing son
Rowhanisa Abdul Jabbar celebrates the return of her son Ram ram who went missing in 2010
'Is he my son?' Maute child soldier resembles missing boy
Rowhanisa Abdul Jabar appeals for information about a Maute child soldier who she said resembles the son she lost in July 2010
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I met a former Maute soldier. He’s a child.
EXCLUSIVE: Rappler talks to a former Maute Group child soldier Cayamora and Farhana Maute promise his parents he will study Koran but they turn him into a fighter instead
UN says 145 child soldiers released in South Sudan
Freed children are disarmed given civilian clothes and drafted into a reintegration program They receive counselling and efforts are made to trace their families
Colombia's FARC vow full end to use of child soldiers
The two sides vow to sign a peace deal by March 23 to end 5 decades of conflict that have left 220 000 people dead
More than 350 child soldiers released by C.Africa armed groups
Armed groups in strife torn Central African Republic release 350 child soldiers honoring a deal signed with UNICEF
C. Africa armed groups vow to free thousands of child soldiers
Unicef says leaders of armed groups in strife ravaged Central African Republic agreed to release thousands of child soldiers and to end underage recruitment
UN fears hundreds of children kidnapped in South Sudan
An earlier statement by UN pegged the number of kidnapped boys at 89 UN has said fighting forces in South Sudan have used 12 000 children as soldiers
UN envoy reports child soldiers in South Sudan
Child soldiers in South Sudan are reportedly fighting in the more than month long conflict with mass killings reported to have taken place
UN: DR Congo groups must free child soldiers
Almost 1 000 children aged from 6 to 17 years old were recruited by armed groups
