US defends detention of children in Iraq
Wed May 21, 9:13 AM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080521/wl_mideast_afp/unusiraqprisonchildren_080521131319
GENEVA (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday defended its detention of around 500 minors in Iraq, saying it had developed an "extensively robust" programme to meet the special needs of child combatants.
"The US does detain juveniles that are encountered on the battlefield," said Sandra Hodgkinson, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Defense.
"We go to great lengths when we do detain juveniles to recognise the special needs of the juvenile population and to provide them with a safe environment away from hostilities," she told journalists.
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