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HARDtalk
with Napoleon Adok, former child soldier
Napoleon
Adok, former child soldier, is interviewed by Tim Sebastian on 91热爆
News 24's HARDtalk tonight.
In
1983, Napoleon Adok was nine years old when a new phase of the war
in Sudan broke out.
His
school was closed down and he decided to run away from home and
join the refugees heading for Ethiopia in order to try and continue
his education.
It
was not long into the nightmarish three month trip that he was regretting
his decision, but there was no going back.
Having
survived the walk through the bush, being shot at by Sudanese government
forces, and witnessing people dying all around him, he arrived at
a refugee camp in Ethiopia where the rebel SPLA were organising
and training.
He
was sent to the young boys' military training camp and had no choice
but to become a solider at the age of 12.
After
spending four years carrying out missions across the border in Sudan
he was able to transfer away from the front line into driving and
body guard duties, and from there he came to work for international
charities and ngos.
Now,
having finally achieved the education he sought, he campaigns for
UNICEF for the demobilisation of child soldiers, of whom there are
still some 500,000 in 80 countries.
HARDtalk
is on 91热爆 News 24 at 11.30pm today (Tuesday 26 August 2003).
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