The major conflict that caused the use of child soldiers was the Rwandan civil war in 1994. Rwanda is the country located right next to the Congo. Rwandan Hutu rebels known as Interahamwe fled to the Dominican Republic of the Congo (DRC) after fearing their reprisals for their part in the mass killing of Rwandan Tutsis and joined forces with the Zairian army in 1998 to launch an offensive against the Congolese Tutsis in eastern Zaire. This erupted after the Belgian rule rewarded Tutsis with a Western
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These young innocent children are being turned into child soldiers and forced to drugs and be brainwashed so they stay attached to the rebel army group or the government. They lose their family‚ childhood and forced to handle guns. Imagine if that was you. In some parts of the world such as some parts of Africa‚ Liberia there is a tremendous dispute over should child soldiers be given amnesty. In the first body paragraph‚ child soldiers should be given amnesty because they are forced to fight
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Child Soldiers A lot of poverty stricken countries use children from ages five to seventeen in warfare. They take children from their homes‚ and turn them into deadly killers. When the children come back to their homes‚ they are seen as outcasts and untrustworthy. They have no education‚ or social skills. Using children as soldiers damages learning‚ social skills‚ and how they act later in life. There are more than thirty thousand children around the world that are soldiers (Gettleman). The
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better life. Second‚ West Africa produces seventy percent of the world’s chocolate therefore they need many people to work so the percent of kids working drastically goes up. Third‚ many organizations are trying to lower the number of child laborers in West Africa. Chocolate production in India has an impact on many children in West Africa today. Firstly‚ production in West Africa has an impact on children from poor families in West Africa today. Children in West Africa from ages five to sixteen
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Legal Studies Assessment – Human Rights Child Soldiers in Uganda Child Soldiers in the Uganda Human rights are the basic rights that allow human beings to live with dignity. These rights are inherent to all human beings‚ whatever our nationality‚ place of residence‚ sex‚ nationality/ethnicity‚ colour‚ religion‚ language‚ or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. Universal human rights are
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times they had growing up. However‚ this isn’t always the case. For some kids growing up in times of war‚ they completely lose out on their precious childhood. Not everyone is familiar about the issue of child soldier and whether or not they should be prosecuted. In countries in the Middle East and Africa‚ such as Sierra Leone‚ governments and rebel groups are recruiting and using children in battles. Due to this‚ these children are exposed to shooting guns such as 10 pound AK-47s. They take part of
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some places such as Africa and South America‚ armies are forcing children to fight in their battles. When the children fight they are committing crimes such as raping‚ beating and maiming. These places are debating over the issue on whether or not child soldiers should be forgiven for what they have been forced to do. Child soldiers should be given amnesty because‚ they have no control over their life‚ they were under a bad influence‚ and they were forced to fight. Child soldiers should receive amnesty
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Effects of Child Poverty in Africa Throughout the world‚ children suffer and die every day from issues caused by poverty‚ a large number of poor children are in Africa. Poverty is the leading problem for the African children causing not only physical health issues; but emotional‚ educational‚ and social problems as well. Many of these children are very sick from the water they drink‚ not having enough food‚ or from extremely contagious diseases passed throughout their villages. Although poverty
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girls have been abducted and used as child soldiers by a rebel group called the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda ("Military use of children - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia"‚ n.d.). Child soldiers are used as porters‚ slaves‚ fighters and worse for sexual purposes. Why is it that if children in Uganda are abducted it can go on for over 20 years but if it ’s in Canada it is more likely to be immediately covered by the news ? Uganda is located in Sub Saharan Africa. It has a population of 34.75 million
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people do not know but child soldiers are a major problem in our world today. There is roughly about 300‚000 child soldiers in this world. People today are trying their best to run charities‚ and put an end to child soldiers so that they can live a normal life. If you had a child that was taken away from you and was put in the most dangerous situation then you will try your best to get your son or daughter back home. Child soldiers is a horrible topic in today’s world. Child soldiers are recruited in many
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