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The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers

1st January 2003

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This set of publications focuses on the experiences of girl children who have been soldiers. It discusses the different circumstances under which different girls became child soldiers, the range of experiences during the period during which they were part of a fighting force, and their futures once they are no longer part of the fighting force.

In-depth interviews with former girl child soldiers were carried out in Angola, Colombia, Philippines and Sri Lanka.

See also: oral statement to 59th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, and Girl Soldiers: Challenging the Assumptions.

Areas of work: Child Soldiers
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The voices of girl child soldiers_COLOMBIA
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The voices of girl child soldiers_PHILIPPINES
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The voices of girl child soldiers_SRI LANKA

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