Should Child Soldiers be prosecuted? By:Alizey Solis Period:7 Why are child soldiers forced to do things they aren’t supposed to do? These children are putting themselves at risk in the future but it’s not entirely their fault. Have you ever felt the guilt and pain they were going through during this time? Children are taken from anywhere (innocent children) taken from their families‚ and are turned into fighters but different armies.Because of this people are trying to prosecute these children
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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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The reality for many child soldiers is that even after their time in the military ends‚ there are lasting affects that continue even after their time participating in the war is over. These former child soldiers may face psychological issues‚ ranging from depression‚ anxiety‚ post-traumatic stress disorder‚ as well as many other mental health issues. They may also suffer with social issues. They may not be accepted back into their families or communities‚ as they may be branded as a traitor‚ dangerous
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“In the last ten years‚ two million child soldiers have been killed‚ more than one million orphaned‚ more than six million left injured or permanently disabled‚ and more than 10 million diagnosed with psychological trauma” (Invisible Children). But that is only the beginning of this problem and it could get worse. Many young children find themselves in the army for various reasons. They commit many acts that are deemed as crimes. Some people think that they should be pardoned and some think otherwise
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were forced to kill others for whole years of 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
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An epidemic in the world today is child soldiers. The problem with this is that they are far too young to be in war. People are debating back and forth on whether child soldiers should be forgiven for their war crimes. In certain cases the children should be given amnesty but not in all cases. The children should be given amnesty if they are forced into army‚ if they did not know any better‚ and if they were in a very tough situation. However‚ I can see why some people think they should not be granted
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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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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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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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