on religion and politics‚ children only at the age of seven are given drugs and a gun in someone else’s war. Children in Sierra Leone‚ and many parts of Iraq are required to be involved in a war. Many are persuaded with drugs‚ money‚ and basic living essentials while others have been taught that fighting in wars while they are young is morally right‚ and that they are protecting their faith and their close peers. Yet the question that has been posed is shall these children be given legal forgiveness
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Children as soldiers is a phenomenon that is so far fetched in our culture that to believe that other countries have these kids in combat zones is implausible. The realities of these young children soldiers are real and many of these young lives are lost. These young children are recruited in a number of ways‚ the immense aftermath is undeniable‚ and the factors‚ such as environmental‚ physical‚ and economic‚ that encircle their basic need to survive. Children are not born to kill‚ they are taught
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Throughout history and cultures‚ children have been extensively involved in military campaigns. The earliest mention of witch was before the Middle Ages during the age of antiquity. Today it is estimated that 300‚000 children under the age of 18 are involved in more than 30 combat associated conflicts through out the world (Denov). They are used as combatants‚ messengers‚ porters‚ cooks and for forced sexual services. Some are abducted or forcibly recruited‚ others are driven to join by poverty‚
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To what extent does conflict in a war zone affect the development of children? War does a lot of things: it destroys economies‚ destroys land‚ ruins relations‚ but there is also a problem which the global news seem to skip‚ the welfare of the children in our society1 who need to develop but cannot reach their full potential2 due to the constant fear of getting killed. Children who do grow up in a war zone can struggle enormously during these times. This is because they can be caught in crossfire
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MILITARY USE OF CHILDREN The military use of 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
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Soldiers In over 18 countries in the world‚ child soldiers and utilized and direct participants of war. These children‚ are denied a real childhood or any real life other then the destruction and death that surrounds them‚ an estimated 200‚000 to 300‚000 children are serving as soldiers for rebel groups and the government in wars that are going on in the world today. All of these children‚ from a young age participate in modern warfare. They hold AK-47s and M-16s on the front lines of these wars‚
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He mostly talked about how they are running out of soldiers and they need more people to fight and protect the village. The lieutenant was standing on several bricks and stated‚ “I am sorry to show you these gruesome bodies‚ especially with your children present. But then again‚ all of us here have seen death or even shaken hands with it.” He then pointed to two bodies bleeding out‚ “This man and this child decided to leave this morning even though I had told them it was dangerous. The man insisted
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think it’s important to know what child labor is. Child labor is the use of children in industry or business‚ when illegal or considered inhumane. It is also work that harms children or keeps them from school. Underage children work all different kinds of jobs all over the world‚ usually because they are extremely poor. Large amounts of children work in commercial agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ and domestic service. Some children work in illicit activities like the drug trade‚ prostitution‚ and
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In his article‚ Singer advocates a use of economic sanctions and international ostracizing of countries that use child soldiers. He argues that “the problem of child soldiers is often most acute in countries that possess rich natural resources‚” and that by applying sanctions and freezing accounts of rebel leaders and warlords
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you like it if your children where taken from you to become a child soldier‚ well in Somalia children have been taken to become child soldiers. They are getting prosecuted for it as well‚ child soldiers should not be prosecuted for this. Theses child soldiers are being forced to fight against their will. Ishmael Beth was a child soldier in a news report on CBS News and he said that they were drugged. Also a gun was held up to there held every second this went on. The children were also drug or sold
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