according to human right watch. Child soldier refers to any person under the age of 18 placed in the face of war. This issue discusses the rights of children and how they shouldn’t be involved in death‚ murder or fighting‚ but instead‚ experience the innocence of being a child. Children are abducted from their homes and schools are forced to work as spies‚ cooks or guards. Girls are subjected to rape and sexual assault and given as wives to commanders. Children Soldiers obstruct the articles 5 the right
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or lined up with guns with a commander shouting at them what they need to learn. These objects are what we base on whether or not child soldiers should be given amnesty. First and foremost‚ the consideration of whether or not to help children is the issue. Many of them suffer from drug addiction and are basically brainwashed. To help the mass amount of child soldiers‚ we should give them amnesty. But we can’t just let them loose into the world because they can all still be dangerous. As the Armed
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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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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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sake of child soldiering. Around the world‚ there are more than 250‚000 child soldiers deployed in active combat today. Six million child soldiers have become disabled or displaced‚ and two million have been killed. Armed conflict imposes huge hardship on young people living in war zones. This is a problem that still exists in todays society. Most child soldiers are between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years old‚ although children as young as seven have been used as child soldiers. Almost all
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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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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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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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Security Council Child Soldiers United States King High School Background Thousands of children are serving as soldiers in armed conflicts around the world. Boys and girls serve in government forces and armed opposition groups. They may fight as front-line combatants‚ suicide bombers‚ mine sweepers‚ sex slaves‚ and spies.Many are abducted or recruited by force‚ while others join voluntarily‚ believing that armed groups offer their best chance for survival. We are working to prevent the
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