Monthly Archives: May 2010
The LRA: A Never Ending Struggle?
| May 6, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) originated in Northern Ugandan in 1987, where the rebel group started fighting the Ugandan army over the marginalisation of the Northern region. During its violent struggle the LRA has committed gross human rights violations, including murder, mutilations, and sexual enslavement. As a result the LRA lost support from the Northern… More
South Africa: Human Trafficking and the 2010 FIFA World Cup
| May 4, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
With the World Cup coming closer there’s massive preparations going on in South Africa. Stadiums are about to be finished and the infrastructure is being upgraded all over the country. One of the largest infrastructure projects is the subway being build in Johannesburg. This is the first subway system in Africa and will connect Johannesburg,… More
Educational Games: “Global Conflicts: Child Soldiers”
| May 3, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
Last year Serious Games Interactive launched an educational computer game on child soldiers as part of their award-winning Global Conflicts series. The series has been developed to allow students to learn about different conflicts throughout the world, and about underlying themes such as democracy, human rights, globalization, terrorism, climate and poverty. ”Global Conflicts: Child Soldiers” has… More
Somalia: Recruitment of Child Soldiers on the Rise
| May 2, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
The recruitment of child soldiers in Somalia is on the rise, both by the government and particularly by the country’s most powerful Islamist militia, al-Shabab, whose name means “the youth.” Al-Shabab’s recruitment of children partly stems from a lack of willing adults, who have been alienated by Islamist attacks on traditional Sufi saints and bans… More
Travelling South Africa
| May 2, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
Dear all, The last couple of weeks have been wonderful, travelling through beautiful South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. It has been a welcome break from the continuous field research I’ve been doing last year and it was a great chance to spend some time with my sister and friends before I head off again. Travelling these… More
Zimbabwe: Child Soldiers and Blood Diamonds
| May 1, 2010 | Posted by Lotte under Uncategorized |
On April 18th Zimbabwe celebrated its 30th independence anniversary, using child soldiers. Reports claim that these children had been taken away from their villages for indoctrination and were given army uniforms, food and military training. They were then ordered to do a military performance during the anniversary. These images show the use of children at… More
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