Prevent to protect: the recruitment and use of child soldiers as an early warning indicator, the case of Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro, pictured April 19, 2013, has been rapidly expanding the militia, tripling its size throughout the course of 2018. The UN has accused pro-government forces of targeting children during crackdowns on protests in January 2019, detaining some 77 children, some as young as 12. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Opinion

BY SHELLY WHITMAN

February 18, 2019

Every year, Feb. 12 is observed as the International Day to End the Use of Child Soldiers, and regrettably, the world is confronted with dangerous new crises every day that may lead to the recruitment and use of child soldiers. In Venezuela, more than 90 per cent of the population are now living bel...

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