Uganda's Silent War. Doc636752. Expert Reports on the Psychological Impact of Child Soldiering « Thomas Lubanga Trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) The trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo began in late January and has heard testimony from nearly 20 witnesses to date.
At the end of the trial, the Judges will be required to evaluate the credibility of the witnesses in order to consider the credibility of their testimony. Credibility is based in part on what the witnesses say and whether it is believable, but also on the way they say it and their physical demeanor in court. Lubanga is charged with conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 into armed groups, and using children to actively participate in armed conflict between July 2002 and December 2003.
As such, many witnesses have been former child soldiers. Lubanga’s defense attorneys have attacked their testimony as unreliable, highlighting inconsistencies and memory gaps. The Prosecution recently filed a report written by psychologist Elisabeth Schauer, Director of Vivo International, titled “The Psychological Impact of Child Soldiering” to the Trial Chamber. 11 Facts about Child Soldiers. 1.
Child soldiers are any children under the age of 18 who are recruited by a state or non-state armed group and used as fighters, cooks, suicide bombers, human shields, messengers, spies, or for sexual purposes. 2. In the last 13 years, the use of child soldiers has spread to almost every region of the world and every armed conflict. Though an exact number is impossible to define, thousands of child soldiers are illegally serving in armed conflict around the world. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Statistics on Child Soldiers. Content 1.
Total numbers2. Geographical breakdown3. Case study: The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)4. Why child soldiers? 1. The numbers of child soldiers are constantly fluctuating in accordance with the evolution of different armed conflicts. Most child soldiers are boys, but girls are a substantial minority. . ^ back to top 2. Facts and Figures on Child Soldiers. Child Soldier. Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus. Suicide bomber kills 6, mostly children, outside NATO forces’ headquarters in Kabul, reports say. The Taliban asserted responsibility for the attack, saying it was carried out in response to the U.S. announcement Friday that it would designate the Taliban-allied Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization, freezing the group’s assets in the United States, among other sanctions.
The bomber, described by Kabul police as 14, detonated his explosives about 150 feet from the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force, the coalition made up mostly of U.S. troops. Several sensitive facilities — including a CIA station, the Italian and Spanish embassies and an installation of the Afghan spy service — abut the street. Their entrances are heavily guarded, but no security barriers to the street itself were in place even a few hours after the noonday blast, when a reporter visited the scene. Afghan children are common in the international zone, where they hawk scarves, trinkets, cellphone cards and gum to foreigners. A spokesman for the international forces, Brig.