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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. Since the 1970s a number of international conventions have come into effect that try to limit the participation of children in armed conflicts, nevertheless the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers reports that the use of children in military forces, and the active participation of children in armed conflicts is widespread. International lawFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  stolenchildhood.net 396px x 440px | 49.00kB [source page] Uganda and DR Congo fall among the blacklisted countries for child soldiers but according to close sources the government is taking a strong stand to stop the recruitment of the young  refugeesinternational.org 250px x 250px | 25.70kB [source page] cities and towns RI spoke with one child who was not interested in going back into the army I am afraid of being re recruited said Bruno who voluntarily enlisted when he was 14 Related Countries  taurai.co.zw 165px x 237px | 63.20kB [source page] childrensmoking jpg 15 Jul 2005 09 48 9 5K childrn eating school203 jpg 09 Aug 2004 00 10 10K child soldiers jpg 21 Feb 2005 09 05 63K chimanimani jpg 24 Jan 2005 09 10 53K From Yahoo Image Search: "Child Soldiers"  bartamaha.com Ciyaartoy Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:29:03 GM Alarm over Somalia's . child soldiers. . somalichildsoldier For years, warlords have conscripted . children. to fight in bitter conflicts over money, power and land. The BBC Somali service's Mohamed Mohamed reveals widespread alarm that the ...  pissupoosa.com Beowulf Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:35:02 GM Pakistan rescues Swat '. child soldiers. ' Local News.  latestnewsonline.net IANS Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:47:24 GM In his new report on Nepal, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the discharge of . child soldiers. from Maoist camps long overdue and urged the government to. From Google Blog Search: "Child Soldiers"  news.google.com press tv Recently, there have been reports of missing children as parents fear that they might be recruited as child soldiers for Somali rebels. and more » news.google.com Diamonds.net ... convictions on the charge of sexual slavery, both as a war crime and crime against humanity, as well as convictions on the use of child soldiers . ... and more » news.google.com Washington Times In 2006, he encountered a Ugandan, Calvin Echodu, who runs a similar Christian nonprofit helping former child soldiers and sex slaves in the northern part ... and more » From Google News Search: "Child Soldiers" What do you think about Child Soldiers? Q. Child Soldiers are kids who are forced to be in the Military. Opinions Please. Asked by thelma p - Sat Mar 31 22:00:56 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. According to Amnesty International half a million children were been recruited for wars or war like operations. Treatment meted to them was inhuman. Children are also victims of extreme poverty. We condemn child labor but forget that if they are stopped to work, there will be no alternative for them except to become street beggars. Answered by snashraf - Sat Mar 31 23:18:11 2007 How can we save the children in Uganda from being recruited as child soldiers? Q. I am doing a research project about this in my Language arts class and i would like to get some feedback from others about this subject. Thanks :) Asked by Chastitty - Thu Apr 23 13:01:43 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. ...Basket Ball... Answered by Ben Wa - Thu Apr 23 13:12:19 2009 Songs about child soldiers and/or child innocence?
Q. I need a song that relates to... -child soldiers -child innocence -(if you have read To Kill A Mockingbird) a song that relates to the symbol of the mockingbird: being harmed even though you are innocent 10 point for best. i promise! Asked by Lauren - Mon Apr 20 16:17:18 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. All These Things That I've Done- The Killers Always Love - Nada Surf Fake Empire - The National ( This one has a reference to birds) Answered by Hannah - Mon Apr 20 16:25:56 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Child Soldiers" See also:
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UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict: Child Soldiers
UNICEF: Impact of Armed Conflict on Children
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