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The Problem of
Child Soldiers
By Allison Reilly
March 3rd, 2008
Amnesty International
The Basics
 Anyone under the age of 18 who is
involved militarily in conflict
 300,000 child soldiers fighting in
conflicts around the world
 Child Soldiers in the DRC
Yes, It is a Big Deal
 Uniquely vulnerable to military recruitment
because of emotional and physical
immaturity
 Easily manipulated and drawn into
violence that they are too young to resist
or understand
 Technological advances in weaponry and
proliferation have contributed to the
increased use of child soldiers
 Lightweight automatic weapons can be
used by children as easily as adults
Yes, It is a Big Deal
 Most likely to become child soldiers if they
are poor, separated from their families,
displaced from their homes, living in a
combat zone or have limited access to
education
 Many join because of economic or social
pressure, or because they believe that the
group will offer food or security.
 Others are forcibly recruited, "press-
ganged" or abducted by armed groups.
Yes, It is a Big Deal
 In some countries, like Nepal, Sri Lanka and
Uganda, a third or more of the child soldiers
were reported to be girls. In some conflicts, girls
may be raped, or given to military commanders
as "wives
 May serve as porters, cooks, guards,
messengers or spies
 Many are pressed into combat - forced to the
front lines or sent into minefields ahead of older
troops
 Sometimes forced to commit atrocities against
their own family or neighbors.
Testimonials
 “Early on when my brothers and I were
captured, the LRA explained to us that all
five brothers couldn’t serve in the LRA
because we would not perform well. So
they tied up my two younger brothers and
invited us to watch. Then they beat them
with sticks until [they] died. They told us it
would give us strength to fight. My
youngest brother was nine years old.”
 - Martin, recruited by the Lord’s
Resistance Army in Uganda at age twelve
Testimonials
 "When the mayi-mayi attacked my village, we all ran away.
..the soldiers captured all the girls, even the very young.
Once with the soldiers, you were forced to "marry" one of
the soldiers…If you refused, they would kill you... My
"husband" did not beat me too often. ..But one day, he was
killed in an attack. I felt I was in danger and I should leave.
On the way, as I was pregnant, I had my baby. I was alone
in the bush, without medication. I still have pain from this.
Then I went to the village of my "husband", but his parents
rejected me and my child, after taking all my belongings.
They blamed me for his death. I wanted to go to my home,
but it is so far away, I was afraid the mayi-mayi would find
me and capture me again."
 -Jasime, from DRC, was recruited in June 2002 by an
insurgent group (mayi-mayi) in South-Kivu, when she was
12. She is now 16 and has a four-month-old baby
Problem Behind the
Problem
 Rehabilitation
 Poverty
 Arms Trade
 International Law
What Has Been Done
 Geneva Conventions
 Optional Protocol to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child on the
Involvement of Children in Armed
Conflict
What You Can Do
 Sign the Petition!
 Available both here and at SLAMnesty
 Action Appeal!
 Write a letter to the Russian government
 Donate!
 Amnesty International or Child Soldier
Coalition Trust
 Atlas Week Event!

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Child Soldiers - Amnesty International

  • 1. The Problem of Child Soldiers By Allison Reilly March 3rd, 2008 Amnesty International
  • 2. The Basics  Anyone under the age of 18 who is involved militarily in conflict  300,000 child soldiers fighting in conflicts around the world  Child Soldiers in the DRC
  • 3. Yes, It is a Big Deal  Uniquely vulnerable to military recruitment because of emotional and physical immaturity  Easily manipulated and drawn into violence that they are too young to resist or understand  Technological advances in weaponry and proliferation have contributed to the increased use of child soldiers  Lightweight automatic weapons can be used by children as easily as adults
  • 4. Yes, It is a Big Deal  Most likely to become child soldiers if they are poor, separated from their families, displaced from their homes, living in a combat zone or have limited access to education  Many join because of economic or social pressure, or because they believe that the group will offer food or security.  Others are forcibly recruited, "press- ganged" or abducted by armed groups.
  • 5. Yes, It is a Big Deal  In some countries, like Nepal, Sri Lanka and Uganda, a third or more of the child soldiers were reported to be girls. In some conflicts, girls may be raped, or given to military commanders as "wives  May serve as porters, cooks, guards, messengers or spies  Many are pressed into combat - forced to the front lines or sent into minefields ahead of older troops  Sometimes forced to commit atrocities against their own family or neighbors.
  • 6. Testimonials  “Early on when my brothers and I were captured, the LRA explained to us that all five brothers couldn’t serve in the LRA because we would not perform well. So they tied up my two younger brothers and invited us to watch. Then they beat them with sticks until [they] died. They told us it would give us strength to fight. My youngest brother was nine years old.”  - Martin, recruited by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda at age twelve
  • 7. Testimonials  "When the mayi-mayi attacked my village, we all ran away. ..the soldiers captured all the girls, even the very young. Once with the soldiers, you were forced to "marry" one of the soldiers…If you refused, they would kill you... My "husband" did not beat me too often. ..But one day, he was killed in an attack. I felt I was in danger and I should leave. On the way, as I was pregnant, I had my baby. I was alone in the bush, without medication. I still have pain from this. Then I went to the village of my "husband", but his parents rejected me and my child, after taking all my belongings. They blamed me for his death. I wanted to go to my home, but it is so far away, I was afraid the mayi-mayi would find me and capture me again."  -Jasime, from DRC, was recruited in June 2002 by an insurgent group (mayi-mayi) in South-Kivu, when she was 12. She is now 16 and has a four-month-old baby
  • 8. Problem Behind the Problem  Rehabilitation  Poverty  Arms Trade  International Law
  • 9. What Has Been Done  Geneva Conventions  Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
  • 10. What You Can Do  Sign the Petition!  Available both here and at SLAMnesty  Action Appeal!  Write a letter to the Russian government  Donate!  Amnesty International or Child Soldier Coalition Trust  Atlas Week Event!