The use of child soldiers has been an issue since World War II. In discussions about the use of child soldiers‚ one controversial issue has been whether these child soldier should be granted amnesty or be prosecuted. On one hand‚ it is argued that child soldier should be prosecuted for their “crimes”. On the other hand‚ it’s argued that child soldiers should be granted amnesty. Child soldiers should be granted amnesty because they were forced to kill due to coercion‚ they were drugged and brainwashed
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Child Soldiers By: Morgan H Have you ever held a gun‚ did it feel wrong or uncomfortable‚ well there are some kids that use one everyday‚ but are they using it on the right thing?. Child soldiers are kids as little as 8 years goes and fight for their country because they think they are doing the right thing. Child soldiers should not be a thing because they are just kids they don’t deserve to be killed when their life is just starting‚ they deserve to have a clean slate‚ they shouldn’t
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Do Child Soldiers Deserve Amnesty? Child soldiers are used all around the world‚ and are being abused‚ and forced to commit horrible acts just to survive. With these children under the age of 18 being taken or literally forced into becoming a soldier in the ranks of drug addicts and murderers‚ it is clear these children aren’t acting or thinking like they would be had they never been involved in warfare. These children‚ whether or not they have ever committed an crime against humanity‚ deserve
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When most people think of a twelve year old child‚ they think of someone in middle school worried about making friends and fitting in. For many children in war-ridden countries in Africa‚ they have a much different reality. They are forced into becoming soldiers‚ given narcotics‚ and told to kill certain targets and people. Child soldiers are enlisted at very young ages‚ put onto the front lines‚ and forced to kill. That is why the children involved are victims of this terrible process‚ and should
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Child soldiering is a global problem. Worldwide‚ there are about 300‚000 child soldiers‚ most of them taken from their homes‚ forced to take drugs‚ and then told to shoot people for their superior’s amusement. Not only this but they are tortured‚ and treated like slaves for the rest of their lives. Even if they try to escape they will most likely be shot‚ but if they do end up escaping they will just end up being taken by someone else. Child soldiers deserve amnesty because‚ they are taken from their
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these children face or are asked to do is horrific. Many of the youth are under fifteen years old‚ recruited to be soldiers‚ forced into marriage at young ages‚ or joined to escape their reality. What do you do when you are kidnapped and forced to fight a war you know nothing about? Should this child be prosecuted for crimes he or she committed during war times? Should child soldiers be prosecuted for war crimes? You are ten years old at school and war breaks out in your village like in the book
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British‚ French‚ and Italian imperialism all played an active role in the region in the 19th cent. Great Britain’s concern with the area was largely to safeguard trade links with its Aden colony (founded 1839)‚ which depended especially on mutton from Somalia. The British opportunity came when Egyptian forces‚ having occupied much of the region in the 1870s‚ withdrew in 1884 to fight the Mahdi in Sudan.
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Should child soldiers be given Amnesty? Child soldiers were young innocent adolescents who were abducted‚ as well as being trained to be dangerous children with dangerous killer instincts. But just because these child combatants have these killer instincts‚ that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be given amnesty‚ because they do. Child soldiers have come from a very emotional background. They’ve been through so much‚ it’s unbelievable how much they’ve been through. Child soldiers used to be innocent
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Child Soldiers Should Be Given Amnesty All around the world‚ abandoned children are used as soldiers during war time. In countries like Colombia‚ any child that can hold a gun can be used as a soldier. Children are considered perfect for the job because “they are easily manipulated‚ intensely loyal‚ fearless‚ and most important‚ in endless supply‚” according to Jeffrey Gettlemen’s Upfront Magazine article‚ “Armed and Underage.” These children are not just used because these countries need soldiers
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Child Soldiers in Sierra Leon: An Annotated Bibliography Masland‚ Tom (2002) We Beat and Killed People. Newsweek‚ 139 (Issue 19) 24-29. This article was about four former child soldiers in the Sierra Leon civil war that were interviewed by Newsweek. They each relive the horrors of their prior lives during the war and give us a walkthrough of just how savage these young boys were living at the time. The interview topics range from before the war‚ being forced into service‚ drug factors‚ atrocities
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