Child Soldiers Assignment
Child Soldiers * Violates Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 25: a) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. b) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Although significant progress has been made in children’s rights in the last century, many children today have their basic human rights violated
Estimates suggest that as many as 300,000 or more child soldiers are active in conflicts around the world. 40% of armed forces (including national armies, militias, gangs, terrorist organizations and resistance forces) in the world use children. Child soldiers have been used by armed groups in recent and ongoing conflicts in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and South America.
“Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul” – Dave Pelzer
BBC – Child Soldier
Anna Kari BBC News * In Uganda, child soldiers who escape their captors are brought to a rehabilitation centre in Gulu, where Anna Kari photographed their life and spoke to one of the boys. - This first sentence provides insight to the interesting news to come in the article. * BBC have located interesting knowledge about what happens to soldiers after they escape id they ever do. The former child soldiers or soldier in this case, provide the journalist with inside information on what their lives were like in the camp. By the journalist retrieving this information and showing it in this article they are providing the public with useful information for them to
Article 25: a) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. b) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Although significant progress has been made in children’s rights in the last century, many children today have their basic human rights violated
Estimates suggest that as many as 300,000 or more child soldiers are active in conflicts around the world. 40% of armed forces (including national armies, militias, gangs, terrorist organizations and resistance forces) in the world use children. Child soldiers have been used by armed groups in recent and ongoing conflicts in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and South America.
“Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul” – Dave Pelzer
BBC – Child Soldier
Anna Kari BBC News * In Uganda, child soldiers who escape their captors are brought to a rehabilitation centre in Gulu, where Anna Kari photographed their life and spoke to one of the boys. - This first sentence provides insight to the interesting news to come in the article. * BBC have located interesting knowledge about what happens to soldiers after they escape id they ever do. The former child soldiers or soldier in this case, provide the journalist with inside information on what their lives were like in the camp. By the journalist retrieving this information and showing it in this article they are providing the public with useful information for them to