Past Events
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Innocents Lost—When Child Soldiers Go to War
| Location: | OSI-New York |
| Event Date: | November 1, 2005 |
| Speakers: | Jo Becker, Jimmie Briggs, Oscar Torres |
The Open Society Institute hosted a forum to mark the publication of Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War (Basic Books), by OSI Individual Project Fellow Jimmie Briggs. By painting a vivid picture of the lives of child combatants around the world, Briggs offers a personal and powerful examination of war-affected children.
The panel included the following speakers:
- Jo Becker, Children's Rights Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch;
- Jimmie Briggs, Author and OSI Individual Project Fellow;
- Oscar Torres, Writer and Co-producer of the film Innocent Voices.
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