Have you ever wondered what happens to child soldiers after the war ends? People debate on whether they should be postulated for committing war crimes. I think they shouldn’t be prosecuted for what they have done as kids because they were fighting in the war. I personally think that the child soldiers shouldn’t be sent to jail. One of the reasons why child soldiers shouldn’t be sent to jail is because they become brainwashed. They might go into the war knowing right from wrong because they were
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Human Rights Violation (Child Soldier) What do you think of when you hear the term “Child Soldier”? You probably think of a normal child who has been trained to become an armed soldier from his early childhood. No‚ the reality is that child soldiers still do exist in many parts of the world. First of all‚ what do you mean by child soldiers? Child soldiers are any children under 18 years of age who is a member of the armed forces or an armed group. Today‚ child soldier has been one of the major
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Legal Studies Assessment – Human Rights Child Soldiers in Uganda Child Soldiers in the Uganda Human rights are the basic rights that allow human beings to live with dignity. These rights are inherent to all human beings‚ whatever our nationality‚ place of residence‚ sex‚ nationality/ethnicity‚ colour‚ religion‚ language‚ or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. Universal human rights are
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Child soldiers shouldn’t be prosecuted as adults for their actions. Instead they should be rehabilitated. Instead they could be rehabilitated. With rehabilitation it could help them heal from the damage caused for such trauma. Others argue that they still have done the crimes and it wouldn’t be right‚ especially for victims‚ to let them free. The children shouldn’t be blamed for what they are forced to do‚ the people authority should have punishment for having child soldiers. Giving child soldiers
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Should Child Soldiers be given Amnesty? Imagine this‚ a war medic is trying to save as many people as they can. They are not trying to make one side win rather than the other‚ all the medic wants is to keep people from dieing. They go from person to person healing them‚ then all of a sudden‚ a child runs out. The medic urges the child to get back to safety‚ he runs away leaving only two things 1. a curious medic 2. a grenade that will explode in 3...2...1. The medic now needs a medic. What should
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people do not know but child soldiers are a major problem in our world today. There is roughly about 300‚000 child soldiers in this world. People today are trying their best to run charities‚ and put an end to child soldiers so that they can live a normal life. If you had a child that was taken away from you and was put in the most dangerous situation then you will try your best to get your son or daughter back home. Child soldiers is a horrible topic in today’s world. Child soldiers are recruited in many
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Child soldiers should be given amnesty unless they did it voluntarily. Children are kidnapped every year and are forced into the military. Some children join for personal gain revenge‚ better life‚ etc.. They have almost no choice in whether to fight or not‚ It’s usually join or die. This article explores the evidence to answer the question‚ should involuntary child soldiers be granted amnesty. Every year‚ Every month‚ week and day‚ children are kidnapped and forced into there militia. Their families
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to Graduate Humanities 8 June 2013 Psychological effects on Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone and the Reintegration Process Broad History: The Sierra Leone Civil War began in 1991 and lasted eleven years‚ leaving over 50‚000 people dead. It started when the RUF (Revolutionary United Front) began taking over territories all over the country that were rich in diamonds. It is estimated that 11‚000 child soldiers were recruited and‚ most often‚ forced into joining the RUF. They were
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Many look back and remember all the good times they had growing up. However‚ this isn’t always the case. For some kids growing up in times of war‚ they completely lose out on their precious childhood. Not everyone is familiar about the issue of child soldier and whether or not they should be prosecuted. In countries in the Middle East and Africa‚ such as Sierra Leone‚ governments and rebel groups are recruiting and using children in battles. Due to this‚ these children are exposed to shooting guns
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are taken every year‚ it would be all over the news. But that’s not the case in Uganda. For over the past 20 years 30‚000 boys and girls have been abducted and used as child soldiers by a rebel group called the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda ("Military use of children - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia"‚ n.d.). Child soldiers are used as porters‚ slaves‚ fighters and worse for sexual purposes. Why is it that if children in Uganda are abducted it can go on for over 20 years but if it ’s in Canada
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