Child Labour on the Rise in Opposition Areas
The war means that many under-age workers are now their families' bread-winners.
25 May 16
The war means that many under-age workers are now their families' bread-winners.
"One second the children were laughing and playing, the next they were lifeless corpses."
Adolescents run extortion rackets and intimidate younger schoolmates.
"Some people say we have grown accustomed to death, but that is not true."
School psychologists seen as crucial to identifying and heading off suicide risks.
Tradition deplored by civil and religious leaders is hard to eradicate.
They should be in school but family hardship forces them to spend their days earning money.
Hunger drives young children to extremes in besieged town of Ghouta.