Posts Tagged ‘military training’


July 3, 2009

Child Soldiers Suffered Lasting Trauma

By Rachel Irwin

Child soldiers suffered severe mental and physical problems after leaving the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), a protected witness told prosecutors today. One child, he said, was beaten so badly during military training that “one of his testicles had been damaged.” “[The child] needed medical intervention to remove the wound,” explained the witness, who was…