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Off-duty soldier who saved children from El Paso shooter wants focus on victims

A US soldier is being hailed as a hero after he helped rescue children from a Texas shopping mall during a deadly mass shooting.

4 min read

SBS What's On

Journey downriver into madness in ‘Monos’

Much like Herzog and Coppola, ‘Monos’ depicts a fascinating journey into the heart of darkness through the eyes of Colombian child soldiers.

5 min read

SBS News

Yuot's father saved thousands of Sudan's 'lost boys' from war. Now he's telling his story

Mecak Ajang Alaak risked his life to keep youths in southern Sudan from becoming child soldiers before coming to Australia himself as a refugee. His story is now being shared for the first time in a book written by his son.

8 min read

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There is a threat our history will be wiped off: Former Nepali child soldier

Lenin Bista is a former Maoist child soldier who has been advocating for the rights of other children who were recruited by the then Maoist rebel forces. The peace process and the military adjustment process can be used by the police to use the army for the rights of the soldiers. Last August, he…

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She was abused while held captive by IS. Now in Australia, Hayam wants justice

It's been a decade since IS group fighters took Hayam Mihi and many others from her hometown. Some were killed, others were enslaved. Now in Australia, she's among those calling on the government to help deliver justice.

8 min read

SBS News

Sudan rebels 'recruit children from South Sudan refugee camp'

Sudanese rebels are using a refugee camp across the border in South Sudan as recruitment grounds for troops including child soldiers, a senior US official said on Wednesday.

4 min read

SBS News

Study finds children are being recruited as soldiers in record numbers

Save The Children reports that recruitment of children in conflict zones is at an all-time high, with 337 million worldwide living within 50 kilometres of a conflict into which they can be recruited.

2 min read

SBS Voices

"When I came to this country as a refugee I felt like I was coming home"

South Sudanese refugee Ajak tells New Humans of Australia about his journey from child soldier to executive producer at SBS Radio.

6 min read

SBS News

More French child rape cases in Central African Republic 'possible'

The UN says it is "horribly possible" that more allegations of child abuse against French and other soldiers could arise.

2 min read

SBS News

How the Islamic State recruits and coerces children

An inside look at the tactics I.S. use on children to groom their next generation of fighters.

7 min read

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