African rebel group’s abuse of children

The World

Hundreds of children are being abducted and forced to serve as fighters for the shadowy Lord’s Resistance Army in Central Africa. Anneke Van Woudenberg, a senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch, tells anchor Jeb Sharp how the children are used to spread terror.

Contains graphic descriptions of violence

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