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Increase in HIV/AIDS in children

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    Many children associated with the fighting forces are believed to have been infected with the HIV virus, according to Sierra Leone’s NGO Working Group on Child Rights. The UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) has been asked to investigate the alarming increase of HIV/AIDS among children, HACU said. The working group has also discussed the issue of reform for the national juvenile justice system as cases have been recorded of arbitrary detention pending trial, denial of legal representation and poor conditions in remand homes, HACU reported.

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