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Sudan claims SPLM-N recruited 900 children in South Kordofan, calls for UNICEF intervention

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January 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government on Thursday filed a complaint with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) claiming that the Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) have forcibly recruited 900 children from South Kordofan state.

The Secretary General of the Sudanese National Council for Child Welfare, Gamar Khalifa Habani, was quoted by local media as saying that SPLM-N moved the children away from their original areas and sent them to training camps.

Habani said that some of the kids were transferred to South Sudan describing this as a breach of their rights and a violation of international conventions in this regard.

During her meeting with UNICEF representative in Sudan, Nils Kastberg, she called on the world body and the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to investigate these allegations.

Kastberg promised to escalate the matter to the UN Secretary General for action.

The SPLM-N has been battling the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in the border states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

The United Nations in the past has said that rebels and pro-government militias in Sudan’s western region of Darfur have been actively recruiting children since the conflict broke out in 2003.

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  • 6 January 2012 10:07, by Manyang

    Another NIF propaganda. NIF is using all avenues to cover up their failure. NIF terrorists must know that their days are numbered. They oppressed are tired and they will explode like volcanic eruption in no time and you will be swept into the ocean. South sudan must step up their support for the oppressed people of the sudan.

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  • 6 January 2012 10:46, by zol aweer

    That is extremely concocted a lair ,when did you visit the SPLM/A controlled areas and find out that SPLA are recruiting children in SKS ? The Nuba children who went to
    Southern Sudan went for studies, since NCP start bombarding indiscriminately the civilians in Nuba. This is sign of frustration from the ongoing battle in SKS,
    pliz stop complaining and quit Nuba land or else you will quit Sudan !

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    • 6 January 2012 20:20, by mohammed ali

      Mr.AWEER! Nuba children went to the South for studies! Give me a break!There are more univercity students in Khartoum than in the whole SS.Moreover these children are not from Nuba only.All what is needed is to investigate the situation.Nobody should recruit children,N or S .It is cruel and inhumain.

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      • 6 January 2012 23:31, by Daniel Buolmawei

        Of course, there are more universities in Khartoum, but your terrorist politicians now resort to anything even they are now inventing and injecting AIDS/HVs into opposition university students through infected needles and razer blads. This is scaring guys. Let Mohammed deny this, but I have a good research about it.

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  • 6 January 2012 12:59, by ABDALLA BIN ABDALLA

    When children always see their parents being oppress, they can take arms to defend the right of their people. I think Khartoum is filing a baseless complaint. Mr, bashir restore peace if you don’t want to see children being recruited as child soldiers. They are fate up of your opression.

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    • 6 January 2012 14:22, by wisemen.

      For sure children revenge when they saw there parents been killed in front of them so

      There is a say that.

      Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.

      Long Live
      SPLA -SPLM
      God bless
      South Sudan

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  • 6 January 2012 18:32, by mosa mel

    If Sudan govt has nothing to say, it must shut up. you killed thousand civillian in blue nile and nuba mountains. you suppose to be shame be killing your own people.

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  • 7 January 2012 01:43, by allan

    that bitch need shut up , dont fucking talk of something u have no ideal

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