Briefing notes about Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone In 1991‚ The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) attacked Sierra Leone in an attempt to obtain diamonds and overthrow Joseph Momoh’s Government. The resulting civil war lasted for 11 years and left over 50‚000(Hara-Kiri‚ 2008‚ 8th fact)‚ including children recruited to fight in the war. 3‚710 had been used as child soldiers with the RUF‚ 2‚026 with the pro-government Civil Defence Forces (CDF)‚ 471 with the Sierra Leone Army and 427 with the Armed
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Nov 25‚ 2015 Recruitment of Child Soldier in Sierra Leone and The use of children as soldiers in armed conflict is among the most immorally abhorrent practices in the world. Child soldiers exist in almost every part of this world. They are just like every one else they should be treated as children and taken care of not forced into drugs and administration. Various companies have been started in the world to try and help children that are forced into becoming soldiers‚ to try and save them from
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according to Jeffrey Gettlemen’s article Armed & Underage. Child soldiers who have been psychologically examined and rehabilitated should be granted amnesty because they are often forced to commit crimes by their commanders. These children are often forced to “kill or be killed.” If a youth tries to leave or fails to follow orders‚ the soldier may be killed. Child soldiers’ brains are not yet fully developed. Because of this‚ a child may make a decision that he/she will later regret. Instead of
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The use of child soldiers is one of the most blatant abuses of international human rights. There have been a number of treaties that have tried to prohibit these practices‚ but the use of child soldiers has become more prominent and occurs in approximately 75% of conflicts around the world. Primary causal factors of recruiting children are: social disruptions due to globalization‚ disease and war which has resulted in further global conflict and generation disconnection which has created a pool of
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Child soldiers are defined as children‚ meaning they are under eighteen years old‚ who are used in the military. The military purposes for which they are used include fighting in combat‚ but may also entail jobs such as being cooks‚ porters‚ messengers‚ informants‚ or spies. Both boys and girls can be child soldiers. Children in the military are at the mercy of their commanders and must do whatever they are told to do or else risk being killed. This issue is completely unjust because child soldiers
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When it comes to the topic of child soldiers‚ most people agree that it is immoral and wrong. Where this agreement ends however is on the question of whether child soldiers should be prosecuted‚ or granted amnesty.Whereas some believe that soldiers are criminals and should be punished‚ others maintain that child soldiers have been forced to carry out immoral acts and should be granted amnesty by the United Nations. I feel that child soldiers should be forgiven and granted amnesty because they were
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Child soldier. Some words don’t belong together. The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) defines child soldiers as "any child—boy or girl—under eighteen years of age‚ who is part of any kind of regular or irregular armed force or armed group in any capacity." Child soldiers perform a range of tasks including participation in combat‚ laying mines and explosives; scouting‚ spying‚ acting as decoys‚ couriers or guards; training‚ drill or other preparations; logistics and support functions‚ cooking
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into combat.. killing people; perhaps even your own family. Well that’s just a glimpse at what it’s like to become a child soldier. Former child soldier‚ Ishmael Beah says he ‘sometimes feels that living in New York City‚ having a good family and friends‚ and just being alive is a dream‚ that perhaps this second life of mine isn’t really happening.’ (Beah) But what are child soldiers you might ask? They are any children under the age of 18‚ recruited by an armed
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INTRODUCTION: THE RESEARCH PROBLEM This paper purports to discuss the child soldiers forcibly produced and abused by the armed conflict between the National Army and the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. Despite the fact that horrifying violence perpetrated against children in Africa has gained growing concern‚ most people assume childhood exploitation is an ‘inevitable tragedy’ inflicted by armed conflicts. Moreover‚ the children are approached in a holistic manner although each country
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I am a student at Sherwood Middle School‚ in Sherwood Oregon. Our class is trying to decide whether or not child soldiers deserve amnesty or not. Meanwhile‚ there are some kids that think that killing‚ and what they did is perfectly okay. Those child soldiers do not deserve amnesty. Young children are suppose to be in school‚ not fighting a war‚ high on drugs. These children need to be given amnesty and a better life‚ children are our future‚ not other people’s’ weapons. However‚ children did bad
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