In countries such as Mozambique, Liberia, El Salvador, and Guatemala peace accords led to the demobilization of many child soldiers in recent years. However, in other areas the use of child ...

Miatta, former child soldier in Liberia: "I know I killed people" According to witnesses, he ordered civilians, including children, to be locked inside two buildings, which were then set on fire.

Much of the violence was perpetrated by rebels as well as the Liberian army and militias that included child soldiers. Yet, decades on, Liberia has not prosecuted anyone for the crimes and rights ...

including child soldiers. Only five years after Liberia began a shaky transition to peace, the country is once again immersed in war. Tens of thousands of Liberians have been forced to flee their ...

More than 250,000 people died during the Liberian civil wars, which became synonymous with the use of drugged child soldiers by warlords. Find out more about Liberia Former Liberian president to ...

Mr Boakai said Liberia had "endured downpours of agony". The 1989-2003 conflicts saw atrocities including mass killings, rape and the forced recruitment of child soldiers. Critics in Liberia have ...