Mwambene, LeaAssim, Usang MariaMumba, Mathias Kamfwa2017-07-172024-11-062018-08-312024-11-062017Mumba, Mathias-Kamfwa. (2015). A critical analysis of the demobilisation, disarmament, reintegration and rehabilitation in relation to child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. LLM. University of the Western Capehttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/18414Magister Legum - LLMIn many countries around the world, approximately 230 million children are living in countries affected by armed conflict. 15 million of them were caught up, in various parts of Africa, in violent conflicts. Some of the African countries where children are involved in armed conflicts include: Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali, Somalia and South Sudan. In CAR, for example, thirty four children (girls and boys) were abducted by armed groups, some as young as 3 years of age.Children’s rightsChild soldiersDemobilisationDemocratic Republic of CongoDisarmamentFamilyHuman rightsProtectionRehabilitationReintegrationUniversity of the Western Cape