African rebel group’s abuse of children
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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