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The End of Innocence in Venezuela

How criminal gangs in Venezuela use children as young as 10 and teenagers to fight their wars.

Through the chilling testimonies of two ex-gang members and one school teacher, Margarita Rodriguez of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service explores how criminal gangs in Venezuela use children and teenagers as young as 10 years old to fight their wars. Some kids are attracted by what gangs offer them: security, friendships, respect, motorbikes, women, and guns.

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