The Fear of becoming a Child Soldier If a child goes missing in the United States‚ the police are notified and then issue an Amber Alert. Radio stations begin broadcasting descriptions‚ while TV stations flash pictures of the abducted. Billboards along roads flash important information regarding the abduction. The police move out with helicopters and cars‚ and the Army National Guard may even be called in. Everything is put into operation to bring a child home to its family. At the
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The military use of young children takes three distinct forms: children can take direct part in hostilities (child soldiers)‚ or they can be used in support roles such as porters‚ spies‚ messengers‚ look outs‚ and sexual slaves; or they can be used for political advantage either as human shields or in propaganda. Throughout history and in many cultures‚ children have been extensively involved in military campaigns even when such practices were supposedly against cultural morals. Since the 1970s
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your life‚ seeing the people bleed out each and every time as they struggle to hold onto life.This is what child soldiers are put through almost every day. In some parts of the world‚ such as Sierra Leone. There is tremendous disputes over child soldiers. Everyday hundreds if not thousands of child soldiers are drugged‚ abused‚ and brainwashed to kill others in the battlefields of Sierra Leone and countries alike. Now after all this‚ these children are being captured by governments across the world
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Inman – Pg. 1 Todd Inman - NNU ID#63439 Word Count - 3469 Professor: Dr. Gorman/D. Blowers PRTH2405 Christian Missions – Intercultural Lab Tier 2 February 1‚ 2013 CROSS-CULTURAL TIER 2 REFLECTION PAPER on “JOSHUA” from SIERRA LEONE My first interview with Joshua took place on January 29‚ 2013 – 3 hours I met Joshua (not his real name‚ due to the fact that he is an incarcerated juvenile) approximately 3 years ago at the Juvenile Corrections Center in Nampa‚ ID (JCCN). Although I no
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Child Soldiers Child soldiers should be identified as victims not predators. Young children play a huge part in life and death situations around the world.The children face injury and death many are sexually abused. Those who do survive are traumatized emotionally from their experience. Child soldiers should not be prosecuted because many do not choose to volunteer so the outcome is death or abduction. Children can be easily manipulated and intimidated‚ child soldiers are often not given a say
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General Assembly QUESTION OF: Child Soldiers: demobilization‚ rehabilitation and reintegration SUBMITTED BY: Amnesty International CO-SUBMITTED BY: The Democratic Republic of the Philippines‚ Republic of South Africa and Republic of Angola THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY‚ Aware that the Coalition’s estimates over 8‚000 children were still fighting in 2005 in the nations of Côte d’Ivoire‚ Liberia‚ Sierra Leone and Guinea‚ Fully Alarmed that there are over 300‚000 child soldiers currently serving in the East
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Justice systems are struggling to determine whether child soldiers should be treated as victims or predators. Some say if a child soldier is considered too young to fight then‚ he or she should be too young to be held criminally responsible for serious violations. Child soldiers lack the mental maturity to fully understand the implications of their actions. Young children play an active part in conflicts around the world. The children face injury and death many are sexually abused. Those who do
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More than 300‚000 victimized children are recruited into 36 armies around the globe. Children soldiers are children younger than the age of 18 forced to battle in government forces. Many child soldiers are children who are poor‚ separated from families‚ abducted or kidnapped‚ born in the squads or lack education. Being that youth can be easily manipulated and emotionally vulnerable shows how they are not mature enough to fight in the war. The advancement of weapons and technology increases the use
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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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children as soldiers. There innocence is taken away from them the second they are forced to not use their voice and are compelled to join under threat by the leaders of this terrible idea. When considering the question of whether or not amnesty for child soldiers is right‚ it is important to be specific because child soldiers are children who are forced to serve as soldiers in armed conflicts. These child soldiers had to do many things that should have never been done. Child soldiers should be given
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