December 06, 2007
The most coveted tools of warfare in North Kivu are not grenades, or even shoulder-fired missiles. Children are the weapon of choice- too young to question orders, with hands the perfect size for Russian made AK-47 (Kalashnakov) assault rifles, they are taken from their schools and homes and forced into service, kept from leaving through fear of punishment or drug addiction.
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World is Witness, a project of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, bears witness to genocide and related crimes against humanity around the world. Our staff and guest contributors bring you updates from the field, eyewitness testimony, photographs, interactive maps and more. Witness for yourself here on our website and inside Google Earth.
Learn more about the Genocide Prevention Task Force and its blueprint to prevent genocide and mass atrocities.
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Witness the destruction in Darfur, Sudan through photographs, articles and testimonies via Google Earth.
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