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"According
to the Asian Centre for Human Rights report India's
Child Soldiers, about 2,500 - girls and boys - are involved in
armed conflict in the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and
Orissa where the communist fighters operate. Aljazeera.com - A United Nations report on child soldiers in India expressed concern over the killing and maiming of children kidnapped and used as fighters or human shields by rebels. These groups have recruited child soldiers with impunity during India's silent civil war since 1971. Aljazeera.com
- Armed conflict is a type of slavery in which children are forced to be trained and then used in front-line operations such as shooting, and also as couriers and informants against national security forces.
- It affects different regions in India, and happens mainly due to ongoing conflict in affected regions which disrupts livelihoods and traps populations in a cycle of violence." Global Slavery Index