[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN report cites brutality toward children in Syrian conflict

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | For a UN job, bring perseverance and networking skills Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   February 5, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN report cites brutality toward children in Syrian conflict Large numbers of children have been killed, injured, imprisoned and tortured by Syrian government forces during ongoing conflict, the United Nations Security Council charged in a document released this week. The report also condemns rebel recruitment of child soldiers. 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