Luke Jankoski 4/4/16 Ruff/Shea Whistle Child Soldiers in the U.K. Around the world children are being used as weapons of war. They are either being enticed by propaganda or being forced to go to battle‚ and fight for something that they don’t even understand. Child soldiers are not a recent issue; they have been used for centuries around the world. Child soldiers can be traced back to the eighteenth century France‚ when times were tough and parents were unable to take care of their children
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Intro: Child soldiers have not only influenced the rights of children‚ but also how to manage crimes that children commit. Child soldiers are recruited by the government‚ taken from their parents‚ or join because the war is their only option. The adolescents in these circumstances are under the age of 18 and are brought into the war to be fighters‚ cooks‚ suicide bombers‚ unnecessary purposes‚ human shields‚ messengers‚ or spies. In some parts of the world such as Uganda‚ there are about 30‚000 criminals
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For many children in the world‚ being forced to become a soldier has a high chance of becoming reality. Recently‚ there has been many debates regarding the topic of child soldiers around the world. Whether to give amnesty has been the majority of the debate. Many children around the world are forced into being child soldiers due to poverty and personal circumstances. They are faced with the reality of being forced to becoming a child soldier and are stilted into committing horrible crimes. When deciding
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Grade Literature 10/18/2013 Child Soldiers: Morally sickening or justifiable? The stop of the practice of recruiting child soldiers would increase the standard of morals throughout the world. It is estimated that there are as many if not more than 300‚000 child soldiers around the world. Since 2001 and as of 2008‚ child soldiers have participated in 21 on-going or recent armed conflicts in almost every region of the world. Ranging from ages of 8 to 15‚ child soldiers are raped‚ abused‚ and sometimes
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Child soldiers are kids under age 18 who are usually forced to enlist for an armed group. Child soldiers don’t deserve the trauma they are forced to endure‚ and therefore should be granted amnesty after successful rehabilitation. Due to the fact that these children are so young‚ they don’t fully comprehend their actions which could cause them to be easily manipulated. Commanders and other people of higher rank could force a child soldier to commit many crimes against humanity and the child has no
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nonetheless‚ children recruited as soldiers are expected to commit heinous acts such as killing (Humanium). Anyone under the age of eighteen participating in combat or military acts is considered a child soldier. Children around the world are being exploited and forced against their will to defend their countries as child soldiers; however‚ countries such as Britain and the United States provide hope for many through children’s rights laws and programs like Child Soldiers International. There are many
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FLASH DRAFT #1: Should child soldiers be given amnesty? Thousands of children around the world are being put to work and being given a gun‚ not a pencil. A child soldier dies every five minutes being shot or stabbed to death by an adult or even worse‚ another child. Most children do not have very much of a choice to become a soldier‚ or not because the choices are don’t become a soldier and probably be killed or do become one and possibly survive. So‚ I believe child soldiers should be given amnesty
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killers‚ child soldiers‚ are an example of criminals that should not get amnesty. Child soldiers‚ should be prosecuted for their crimes. The reasons for their prosecution are very simple: they have committed horrific crimes‚ had a choice not to fight‚ and are a threat to national security. Not many people echo the idea that child soldiers should be prosecuted for their horrific crimes‚ but these people are wrong. An example could be Omar Khadr‚ it states in the article‚ The Child Soldier on Trial
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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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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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