The University of Miami’s chapter of Invisible Children, a club started by students last semester, is participating in Red Hand Day on Tuesday to raise global awareness of the struggle of child soldiers in The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Red Hand Day was created in 2002 by the United Nations to commemorate The Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child Treaty, which guarantees all children's right to be protected from armed conflict. Since 2002, more than 97 countries have participated in events to show their support. Invisible Children club members distributed red hand patches on campus to promote awareness.

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