Testimony says mass killings, sexual violence and child recruitment followed siege of Al Farsher An unidentified speaker testified that an 18-month siege of Al Farsher, Sudan, ended last October with "thousands" killed, tens of thousands displaced, widespread sexual violence and the recruitment of children; the speaker said the ICC told the Security Council it assessed war crimes and crimes against humanity.

A harrowing testimony reveals that the siege of Al Farsher led to thousands of deaths, widespread sexual violence, and the recruitment of children by armed forces.

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US urges UN Security Council boost Haiti support as gangs recruit more children - Sight Magazine The United States and Panama launched a push for the UN Security Council to establish a force to suppress powerful armed gangs in Haiti.

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"I thought they loved me": How Mexico's cartels recruit children and groom them into killers - Sight Magazine LIZBETH DIAZ, of Reuters, reports on how Mexican organised crime groups recruit minors into their ranks...

“I thought they loved me”: How Mexico’s cartels recruit children and groom them into killers. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Mexico #Mexicodrugcartels #childrecruitment

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Sudan’s child rape and sexual violence crisis Children need urgent protection from the scourge of sexual violence in Sudan

From 825,000 children directly trapped in conflict to a huge risk of increased #childrecruitment to a #childrape & #sexualviolence crisis, the #childrighhtscrisis in #Sudan rolls on with no sign of relenting.
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"Climate of terror": Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war - Sight Magazine Reuters correspondents report on the deteriorating situation for children in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

“Climate of terror”: Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #DRC #DRCconflict #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #M23 #childreninDRC #childkillings #childrecruitment #sexualviolence #UNhumanrightsoffice

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