videos tagged child soldiers

"Returned" is a feature length documentary that follows several Nepali child soldiers including Asha, a young Nepali girl, who was sent home from the Maoist's People's Liberation Army after the cease fire. Asha joined the Maoist army when she was 14-years-old. For this young low-caste girl, joining the Maoist was a pathway to a future with education and employment. Despite two years of being on the frontlines, her biggest concern was what would await her when she returned home. Film excerpt 8:36. www.nepald

A former girl-soldier guerrilla from Columbia (who is hiding her identity), a 15 yr old Columbian girl and a 12 yr old boy share their personal stories of leg amputation from landmine explosions. A May 2007 Cuadro a cuadro Ltda. video production. Excerpt 5:22 min.

IAMEY, Niger, 15 June 2007 -- The sight of children toiling in the streets is part of the daily landscape here in Niger's capital. In one of the poorest countries in the world, two-thirds of children under the age of 14 work. They come from all over the country and sometimes from other countries in the region -- especially Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana. Some of these children are trafficked, and many end up in the capital's central bus station. From there, they are hired out for menial tasks such as was

One courageous former 15 yr. old girl-child soldier from a small village in a region of the Congo tells us of the horrors she experienced in a personal interview with Everywoman TV. She spoke formally about her experience before the UN women's annual conference, The Commission on the Status of Women - New York 2007.

Human trafficking in Vietnam is ongoing today and needs your attention and action. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing." 4:07 min 2007 film by VietACT.

How do we reach the UN and the world's Millenium Deveoment Goals? Let's work together. . . A UNIFEM and UNDP film. 4:31 min.

A searing short film about children forced against their will to fight in war. . .

Aung San Suu Kyi cdreze 20 sec - Oct 11, 2007 The European Parliament has placed a huge visual of Aung San Suu Kyi on its main building.