A child soldier any person under the age of 18 who is a member of an armed force or political group (government or otherwise). These young combatants participate in all aspects of contemporary warfare. They wield AK-47s and M-16s on the front lines of combat‚ serve as human mine detectors‚ participate in suicide missions‚ carry supplies‚ and act as spies‚ messengers or lookouts. Some are even recruited as sexual slaves. Physically vulnerable and easily intimidated‚ children typically make obedient
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Committee: UNICEF Topic: Child Soldiers Name: Topic Background: Throughout history children have been seen to have the most adaptable compatibility‚ especially during wartime. At an early age children can be trained to kill and do despicable things. This is because children have one barrier against these recruiters and that would be their family member. Once this barrier is gone‚ recruiters can easily cheery pick these children‚ and make them work for them and do terrible things. Now
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Part I: Today it is estimated 250‚000 children are being used as child soldiers. Some of these child soldiers have volunteered to escape the streets for food and protection‚ but many of these soldiers have been kidnapped and forced to be soldiers. Villages are sometimes forced to sacrifice children to rebel groups in order to not be attacked. About 60% of these children are men and 40% are women; They are used as infantry‚ cooks‚ messengers‚ spies‚ porters‚ and occasionally suiciders because
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children as soldiers. There innocence is taken away from them the second they are forced to not use their voice and are compelled to join under threat by the leaders of this terrible idea. When considering the question of whether or not amnesty for child soldiers is right‚ it is important to be specific because child soldiers are children who are forced to serve as soldiers in armed conflicts. These child soldiers had to do many things that should have never been done. Child soldiers should be given
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Rehabilitation of Child Soldiers According to the UN‚ “Any person under 18 years of age who is part of any kind of regular or irregular armed force or armed group in any capacity‚ including but not limited to cooks‚ porters‚ messengers and anyone accompanying such groups‚ other than family members. The definition includes girls recruited for sexual purposes and for forced marriage. It does not‚ therefore‚ only refer to a child who is carrying or has carried arms.” (Abatneh 22).The use of children
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every right of a child‚ right to life‚ right to be with family‚ and right to be respected. UNICEF conducted a survey by interviewing 1‚505 children in Sarajgus Africa. It found that 97% of these children experienced shelling‚ 20% of them had terrible dreams‚ 55% of these children have been shot by snippers and 66% have had near death experience; this resource is published by “The State of The Worlds Children”. Although there’s a lot of controversy on if the use of child soldiers is humane‚ many
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The Fear of becoming a Child Soldier If a child goes missing in the United States‚ the police are notified and then issue an Amber Alert. Radio stations begin broadcasting descriptions‚ while TV stations flash pictures of the abducted. Billboards along roads flash important information regarding the abduction. The police move out with helicopters and cars‚ and the Army National Guard may even be called in. Everything is put into operation to bring a child home to its family. At the
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3.1 Reintegration of former female child soldiers The previous sections explained the conflict in Northern Uganda and the use of child soldiers by the LRA. Some of the children who were abducted fled immediately. Others were hold longer by the LRA‚ but managed to escape. Another group are the children who remain with the LRA until adulthood. There are only a few children who remain with the LRA and secure a position with considerable influence‚ such as a LRA leader (Drumbl‚ 2012). 80 percent of
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President Charles Taylor of Liberia abducted countless child soldiers during his fight for the presidency in a tumultuous civil war that lasted fourteen years. Taylor was known to be one of the first warlords to recruit young children into a life of soldiering‚ often requiring them to perform horrific acts upon innocent people. Child soldiers are a major issue in Africa; over six of its countries regularly use child soldiers. Child soldiers go through many struggles most cannot even fathom. These
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own lives and forced to do things that adult soldiers may not be able to do. An example of this breach of human rights would be their initiation process; some are forced to kill their friends or family. If they choose to disobey their orders‚ they can be either tortured harshly‚ or killed. They are not the only victims within this breach though. Their family members‚ or other members of the community who have fallen victim to the children and adult soldiers of the LRA may find themselves being tortured
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