WITNESS / 2005 / 14 min.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.) children make up the majority of combatants in a war that has claimed over fout million lives.Through the voices of child soldiers.A Duty To Protect explores the complexity of the war, the issues confronted by girl soldiers including rape and sexual exploitation and the importance of the International Criminal Court to end the rampant impunity reigning in Eastern D.R.C. The video gives specific recommendations to strengthen the work of the ICC and calls for the international community's engagement to stop the recruitment and use of child soldiers.
Screenings
4.August 2007 / 19:30 / Central Perth Library
Category
Human Right
Production Company
Witness and AJEDI-Ka/PES
www.witness.org