Sentences with phrase «about child soldiers»

We ran a story about child soldiers in First News.

The violent war drama about child soldiers in Ghana led by Elba's paternal general would have been a hard sell in any case.

Looking for suitable candidates to play the crucial lead role of 11 - year - old Agu in Beasts of No Nation, his gruelling drama about child soldiers in west Africa, True Detective director Cary Fukunaga initially put out on open casting appeal across local TV and radio in Ghana.

Fukuanga adapts a novel by Uzodinma Iweala about child soldiers in an unnamed African country, with Idris Elba playing highly influential Commandant character.

Brad Pitt and Emma Thompson, will narrate the film... Marcel Ophüls is planning a film about Ernst Lubitsch to star Dustin Hoffman, with Jeanne Moreau as Lubitsch's private secretary... Errol Morris is underway on Holland, Michigan, a narrative feature starring Naomi Watts, Bryan Cranston, and Edgar Ramirez... David Fincher is re-teaming with producer Scott Rudin and writer Aaron Sorkin on a Steve Jobs biopic based on Walter Isaacson's biography and structured around three pivotal moments in Jobs's life... Hot from HBO's True Detective, Cary Fukunaga is directing Idris Elba in Beasts of No Nation, a drama about child soldiers in Ghana...

This report about child soldiers is really sad and disturbing.

I know that wasn't your point about child soldiers, but interestingly, the «let it happen» is often tied back to greed, power, control... more of the «sin - soaked» and to me «sin» isn't necessarily only a «christian» concept.

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Speaking about the crisis, he said: «Today a group of these former child soldiers with whom I shared my life are standing shoulder to shoulder with me.

These Bible tards complain about abortion, but have no problems in going to war and killing soldiers, women and children.

Child soldier rescue, fighting sex trafficking — some justice issues sound more «exciting» than others, but what about the unsung work?

The century ended with about 21 million refugees around the globe, including about 6 million internally displaced people and more than 300,000 child soldiers (under the age of 18), girls as well as boys, engaged in armed conflicts.

Militaries that use child soldiers or [use children for] training or supportfor peacekeeping operations and so on and so forth... In many cases, we're not actually talking about arms sales, it may just be training and other stuff.»

As a result, American taxpayer money is currently supporting the use of child soldiers in several countries, and the highest levels of Congress, the State Department and White House all know about it.

What about the mothers who kills their children before the invading soldiers rape, torture and murder them themselves?

What about the child that is attacked by soldiers in Africa and has a limb chopped off?

Indeed, he creates a virtual phantasmagoria of suffering from actual instances of human barbarity that he has read about in Russian newspapers: Turkish soldiers cutting babies from their mother's wombs and throwing them in the air in order to impale them on their bayonets; enlightened parents stuffing their five - year - old daughter's mouth with excrement and locking her in a freezing privy all night for having wet the bed, while they themselves sleep soundly; Genevan Christians teaching a naive peasant to bless the good God even as the poor dolt is beheaded for thefts and murders that his ostensibly Christian society caused him to commit; a Russian general, offended at an eight - year - old boy for accidentally hurting the paw of the officer's dog, inciting his wolfhounds to tear the child to pieces; a lady and gentleman flogging their eight - year - old daughter with a birch - rod until she collapses while crying for mercy, «Papa, papa, dear papa.»

In l999 Kathy exec - produced a one - hour CNN documentary, Soldiers of Peace: A Children's Crusade, about the Colombian children's peace movement, nominated for the Nobel PeacChildren's Crusade, about the Colombian children's peace movement, nominated for the Nobel Peacchildren's peace movement, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

They (soldiers) were going about arresting school children and other young people in the name of looking for members of the Niger Delta Avengers.

A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers.

On Monday, about 300 ex-child soldiers including 70 women and 40 children had gathered at the four - storey building, which houses the ruling Maoist party.

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The Last King Rated R for violence and a scene of sexuality Rotten Tomatoes Score: 67 % Game of Thrones actor and Wyndham Hotels spokesman Kristofer Hivju stars in this Norwegian true story about a team of soldiers who, in 1206, try to save a baby from being assassinated when it is discovered that the child is the heir to the throne of the recently killed king.

As if getting out was trippy enough with soldiers murdering everyone in sight, a Psycho Mantis - like child floating through the halls, and a «Man on Fire» lumbering about; Snake soon finds himself being chased by a demon riding a unicorn.

It is about Agu, a child soldier torn from his family to fight in a civil war in Africa.

«Beasts of No Nation» Cary Joji Fukunaga's gritty drama about African child soldiers has drawn raves, but most overcome its limited theatrical release by Netflix.

He's about to direct one of the episodes of the new series of «Sherlock» with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, which can only raise his profile higher, and he's got a further two films in development at Big Talk, «Child Soldier» and «Wicked Smart.»

Directed by he Georg Mass and starring Juliane Kohler, Liv Ullman and Ken Duken, the film is about Katrine, the child of a Norwegian woman and a German WWII occupation soldier who refuses to serve as a witness in a trial against the Norwegian state.

Child soldier turned hip - hop artist Emmanuel Jal talks about war in South Sudan and his tragic childhood on Russia Today when, out of the blue, the FOX Engine and MGSV appear.

In addition, students research examples of contemporary slavery — such as child soldiers in Burma and unpaid agricultural workers in the U.S. — and create brochures to educate the community about slavery's existence today and how it can be eradicated.

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A taut teen drama about a former African child soldier coming to terms with London life who witnesses a stabbing that stirs memories from the past.

Read an interview with Mitali Perkins about Bamboo People Guerilla warfare, child soldiers and landmines: What do these ripped - from - the - headlines terms have to do with a coming - of - age story for young readers?

But last year, I entered «The Help» Children's Story Contest with a story about a girl whose father is away soldiering and while he's gone she refuses to let any pictures turn out: without Daddy it is NOT a family photo album.

Some people enjoyed learning about the people and culture in Otuam, Ghana: It was refreshing to read a story regarding Africa where the main theme was not about war, violence, extreme poverty, child soldiers, and «just falling apart.»

She adds, «Success for an African writer... depends on the West, [and Western publishers want] savage entertainment: stories about ethnic cleansing, child soldiers, human trafficking... the stereotypes Africans abhor.»

It appears that publishers have allotted Africa the slot for supplying the West with savage entertainment (stories about ethnic cleansing, child soldiers, human trafficking, dictatorships, rights abuses and so on).

This book uses captivating images and expertly written words to teach children about «ATHENS AND SECOND WORLD WAR SOLDIERS» Perfect reading for any occasion and especially ideal for bed times, long journeys or for bonding with your child.

Sam Basso PHOENIX, AZ AREA: [phone] OR, if you are out of this area, inquire about a telephone or e-Lesson Email: [email protected] «Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and -LSB-...]

Cruise out of Ho Chi Minh City to uncover white sand beaches picturesque villages, visit children at an orphanage, and learn about the sacrifices of soldiers...

As well as the Hollywood-esque dives for cover, the slow - motion headshots or the ludicrous Enemy At The Gates - style sniper face - offs, there are serious side - missions in which, for example, you must sap a field of mines to protect the locals, or, much later, scenes in which you fight against child soldiers (characters that, hitherto in the series, have only been talked about, never encountered during play).

Using their army of Monokuma robots and child soldiers, they've decimated the city, leaving bodies strewn about every which way.

There will be an African Child Soldier there to tell you about African Child Soldiers.

ABOUT DISFARMER Disfarmer's clients were a cross-section of the population of Heber Springs: farmers in overalls and housewives dressed up for the occasion to soldiers in uniform, high - school football players and children in their Sunday best.

In one film, the filmmaker interviews a Nigerian refugee seeking asylum in London about his experiences as a child soldier.

The official Metal Gear Twitter account responded to several inquiries about The Definitive Edition, with many players wondering if Konami had planned to revive a scrapped third chapter in the game that would have seen Eli — a child soldier who later becomes Solid Snake's nemesis — escape from the Diamond Dogs and launch a large - scale attack of his own.

He found a range of symptoms in children separated from their soldier parent, which ran from minimal disruption and no characterized by a calm, accepting, and understanding attitude, could casually and calmly talk about the other parent and encourage a connection with the other parent.