to Graduate Humanities 8 June 2013 Psychological effects on Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone and the Reintegration Process Broad History: The Sierra Leone Civil War began in 1991 and lasted eleven years‚ leaving over 50‚000 people dead. It started when the RUF (Revolutionary United Front) began taking over territories all over the country that were rich in diamonds. It is estimated that 11‚000 child soldiers were recruited and‚ most often‚ forced into joining the RUF. They were
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Child soldiers are victims‚ not perpetrators‚ so they should be granted amnesty. Though to some it may look like these kids are choosing this life‚ in reality‚ most aren’t. They either have to join those forces or die‚ which is terrifying for any child to imagine. Not only that‚ but they were drugged to kill‚ making them forget how bad it was that they were doing. And to some of them‚ that army was the only family that they have‚ providing better living conditions than those out on the streets. Which
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Have you ever wondered what happens to child soldiers after the war ends? People debate on whether they should be postulated for committing war crimes. I think they shouldn’t be prosecuted for what they have done as kids because they were fighting in the war. I personally think that the child soldiers shouldn’t be sent to jail. One of the reasons why child soldiers shouldn’t be sent to jail is because they become brainwashed. They might go into the war knowing right from wrong because they were
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Human Rights Violation (Child Soldier) What do you think of when you hear the term “Child Soldier”? You probably think of a normal child who has been trained to become an armed soldier from his early childhood. No‚ the reality is that child soldiers still do exist in many parts of the world. First of all‚ what do you mean by child soldiers? Child soldiers are any children under 18 years of age who is a member of the armed forces or an armed group. Today‚ child soldier has been one of the major
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Child soldiers shouldn’t be prosecuted as adults for their actions. Instead they should be rehabilitated. Instead they could be rehabilitated. With rehabilitation it could help them heal from the damage caused for such trauma. Others argue that they still have done the crimes and it wouldn’t be right‚ especially for victims‚ to let them free. The children shouldn’t be blamed for what they are forced to do‚ the people authority should have punishment for having child soldiers. Giving child soldiers
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Child soldiers should be given amnesty unless they did it voluntarily. Children are kidnapped every year and are forced into the military. Some children join for personal gain revenge‚ better life‚ etc.. They have almost no choice in whether to fight or not‚ It’s usually join or die. This article explores the evidence to answer the question‚ should involuntary child soldiers be granted amnesty. Every year‚ Every month‚ week and day‚ children are kidnapped and forced into there militia. Their families
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First and foremost‚ most child soldiers are taken against their will to fight in a conflict. In his BBC article‚ Child Soldiers Still Being Recruited in South Sudan‚ Tom Burridge (A BBC correspondent) wrote about the recruitment process for child soldiers in South Sudan’s ongoing civil war. During his visit to South Sudan‚ Tom met with a few boys who have been child soldiers‚ and one of them was a boy named Stephen. Rebels closed in on Stephen’s unsuspecting school while class was in session. “Stephen
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people don’t know the entire context of some children’s life‚ so this is why children should be given amnesty to fighting as child soldiers. One of the first big reasons children should not be prosecuted for fighting as child soldiers is their age. The average time for someone’s brain to fully develop is at the age of 25. This is way higher than the average age of child soldiers‚ which is 15-17 years old. This kind of age allows these poor‚ vulnerable kids to be manipulated in ways they don’t even understand
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There are approximately 300‚000 child soldiers actively fighting in wars and conflicts of all kinds. Imagine spending your entire youth stuck in an army of some kind‚ risking your life everyday. This is what child soldiers have to go through. The use of child soldiers increased dramatically over the past years and it is clearly a huge issue. These child soldiers go through a lot‚ and the few that survive go through even more afterwards. The question is‚ should they be prosecuted for their crimes
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In the history of war‚ child soldiers have always played a role in determining the outcome of the battle. These soldiers have lately stirred up a large portion of talk about whether they should be granted amnesty or not. Amnesty is a pardon of all crimes a person has committed‚ and considering what child soldiers have done; they should not receive that option. While people for amnesty may have excuses for all the problems they have caused‚ it does not deny that these children have caused many troubles
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