In particular, the Committee is concerned that children who have been charged with a criminal offence are obliged to wait long periods of time before a trial is held and that the duration of pre-trial detention of children frequently exceeds the maximum prison sentence to which a child can be sentenced if found guilty.
كما أن اللجنة قلقة أيضاً لما تشير إليه التقارير من تجنيد الأطفال على نطاق واسع في القوات المسلحة التابعة للمعارضة.