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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if you child was forcibly abducted from your home to be a soldier‚ and all you got in return was about $5? This is one of the biggest fears for families in third world countries. Children are being used for soldiers‚ servants‚ and slaves against their will. Major place in which this takes place is Uganda‚ Congo‚ Central African Republic‚ and Sudan. There are hundreds of kids being abducted and killed. As of March 26‚ 2012 there are 1068 civilian deaths and 2328 abductions. Child soldiers have become
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Child Soldiers Children of all ages have been forced to fight in wars. Wars of all kinds‚ fought for different reasons‚ but if you look back on all of them you’ll see children. They may or may not know why they are fighting; they simply do as they’re told. Everywhere around the world‚ there is always a war of some kind going on. This global issue needs to be resolved so that children of all ages don’t end up being on the battlefield. A child defines someone who shouldn’t be involved in warfare
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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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across Africa and Asia become soldiers for a military force. They run wild through the landscape‚ gunfire clattering as they mindlessly destroy. Although they are only children‚ these actions are those of war criminals‚ and the issue of whether child soldiers should be granted amnesty has emerged. Many of these children volunteered for the fight and enjoy their power as a soldier. They see dangerous groups as their family. As a result‚ the U.N should hold these soldiers accountable for their actions
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“Genocide is an attempt to exterminate a people‚ not to alter their behavior” - Jack Schwart. Uganda has been greatly affected by genocide‚ different factors and people contribute to the problems there. Uganda is a landlocked country in Africa. It has a tropical climate and is divided into three distinct areas‚ the swampy lowlands‚ a fertile plateau with wooded hills‚ and a desert region. It has a population of 37.58 million and has one of the lowest median ages in the world‚ age 15. Uganda’s capital
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As a child you live carefree and do many fun things. One of the activities you do is play war like you are right now. You hide behind trees and shoot imaginary guns at your friends as you try to win the game. Having fun is what this war is about‚ but not all children play war. Some live it to the full extent. In Africa there are wars going on involving child soldiers who are in real fighting with real guns shooting real people it is not a game. The people in Africa are horrified by this practice
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When wars start soldiers are needed. Some people consider soldiers to be criminals because they kill people‚ but what if that soldier was a child? In many countries when wars start not only the adults are affected‚ but also the children. In many situations the child’s family is killed by soldiers on the other side. Children often volunteer to join the fighting and become child soldiers. Would that make them criminals or victims? I think that child soldiers are victims of war not war criminals they
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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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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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