Children who have been forced into joining armed groups suffer a major range of human rights violations.
In 2011 it was estimated that there were 30,000 child soldiers in the DRC. Many children joined armed groups around the 18-1980's as the best way to secure survival.
Most children of the ages 8 -18 are used to kill and commit violence. Whereas others are used as cooks, porters, messengers etc.children who have grown up around violence see this as being normal.
