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Shelly Whitman

Shelly Whitman is executive director of the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative. 

Prevent to protect: the recruitment and use of child soldiers as an early warning indicator, the case of Venezuela

Opinion | BY SHELLY WHITMAN | February 18, 2019
Nicolás Maduro, pictured April 19, 2013, has been rapidly expanding the militia, tripling its size throughout the course of 2018. The UN has accused pro-government forces of targeting children during crackdowns on protests in January 2019, detaining some 77 children, some as young as 12. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia
Opinion | BY SHELLY WHITMAN | February 18, 2019
Opinion | BY SHELLY WHITMAN | February 18, 2019
Nicolás Maduro, pictured April 19, 2013, has been rapidly expanding the militia, tripling its size throughout the course of 2018. The UN has accused pro-government forces of targeting children during crackdowns on protests in January 2019, detaining some 77 children, some as young as 12. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia