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Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007

A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.

12/19/2007--Passed Senate amended. Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or 20-year prison term for recruiting, enlisting, or conscripting a person under 15 years of age into an armed force or group (other than a group assembled s more...

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April 11, 2008 David M. Crane's Remarks to House Committee on the Judiciary ...

... General of the United Nations in 1996 regarding the child soldier problem we as civilized nations face today and for which we are considering this important legislation, S. 2135, the Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007. ...

Source: Impunity Watch: Special Features
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November 28, 2007 S. 2135, Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007

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October 18, 2007 Global Women and Change Initiative: Maria Alexandra Arriaga

In the Senate there is S. 1175, the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2007, along with S. 2135, the Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007. Both acts were introduced by Sen. Durbin (D-IL) and have bipartisan support. ...

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