abused Child soldiers is a serious issue worldwide‚ there are about 300‚000 children as young as nine years old involved in armed conflicts all around the globe today. This problem is most critical in Africa; however children are also used as soldiers in various Asian countries‚ parts of Latin America‚ Europe and Middle East. Children are used as child soldiers mostly by non government armed groups for many different reasons. Conditions are usually very harsh for the child soldiers and discipline
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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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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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Child Soldiering In The Congo The war in Congo‚ Africa‚ has been brutally rampaging for years‚ but when the Rwandan Civil War started‚ a new era of mass genocide‚ brutal hospitality and all around despicable war tactics were introduced .The war became so bad children were taken from their families. A child is figuratively supposed to run around‚ play with toys and hang out with friends‚ not kill without reason for their higher officials. War takes away the idea of childhood innocence and turns children
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The social conditions that led to the destabilization before the Rwandan Genocide are an important factor in understanding the similar in social context between the Rwandan and Ugandan soldiers. There are two main factors that are said to contribute to the rise volunteer soldiers. One factor was that they “participated in the killing because other men encouraged‚ intimidated‚ and coerced them to do so in the name of authority and the law” (122). The second factor appealed to an individual’s emotional
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couple of pills. You do what you were told and take the pills. The next thing you know...you just shot‚ and killed‚ the rest of your family. This is the life of a child soldier. History shows us that the issue with children soldiers is not new. Since the 1980’s‚ Liberia‚ Uganda‚ and Renamo Forces have had over 13‚900 children soldiers. All over the world today‚ there are still‚ approximately
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into combat.. killing people; perhaps even your own family. Well that’s just a glimpse at what it’s like to become a child soldier. Former child soldier‚ Ishmael Beah says he ‘sometimes feels that living in New York City‚ having a good family and friends‚ and just being alive is a dream‚ that perhaps this second life of mine isn’t really happening.’ (Beah) But what are child soldiers you might ask? They are any children under the age of 18‚ recruited by an armed
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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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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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