Many are now asking themselves‚ should child soldiers be given amnesty or should they be prosecuted? This debate‚ on the issue of child soldiers‚ has been going on for a while now. Child soldiers are children in war under the age of 18. This means some
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When you think of the country Somalia‚ what comes to mind? To most of you I’m sure the terms under developed‚ poor‚ corrupt‚ and even hopeless come to thought. The question that many fail to ask is‚ why? Why should innocent citizens‚ including mothers and young children have to live in this kind of environment? What people are forgetting is that these Somaliland citizens are human beings. Nobody in this world should to have to live in a country where there life is in danger every single day. This
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any hope of achieving a beneficial outcome. Furthermore‚ when considering the above needs it does highlight how much damage child soldier’s recruitment can do to the child. All concerned should encourage further urgent work to address the causative factors such as abject poverty which is at the root of the whole child soldier process. Conclusion The entire child soldier phenomenon is a poignant process where children are being deprived of their childhood‚ denied an education and blocked from actively
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when the village burned down‚ and it was all at the hands of children. Child soldiers have been in existence for years. People believe that child soldiers should be punished for their crimes and put into jail‚ but why? Why would you put a little one in jail when they were told what they were doing was right? These minors have not been given the proper chance to live a life to the fullest of their potential. Although child soldiers have been programmed since birth‚ to be fair that just means they are
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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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