Founded | May 1998 (Incorporated on April 9, 2002) |
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Founder | Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Save the Children Alliance, Jesuit Refugee Service, Quaker United Nations Office, Terre des hommes |
Dissolved | June 2019 |
Type | Non-profit |
Focus | Human rights, Children's rights |
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Area served | World wide |
Method | Research, public education, advocacy |
Key people | Co-Directors: Isabelle Guitard (Director of Programmes) and Carol Steel (Director of Operations) Trustees: Veronica Yates (Chair), Duncan Barnet, Julie Light, Alison Wallace, Paul Gready, Théo Boutruche, Véronique Aubert, Janet Anderson and Christine Watkins |
Child Soldiers International,[1] formerly the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, was a UK-based non-governmental organization that worked to prevent the recruitment, use and exploitation of children by armed forces and groups. It ceased operations as of 7 June 2019.[2]