Should Child Soldiers Be Prosecuted For Children's Rights

Children have been forced to fight in the army, in the middle of a war. Ages 9-13 are given deadly weapons in a innocent hand for war matters. Whatever the general says, they do. Most of these children are threatened with their lives, or threatened with their loved ones lives. No matter what, they have to listen to the generals command. Even though these children committed horrible acts during their time in war they should be given amnesty or legally forgiven by the United Nations. Others may have their own opinion on this situation but these child soldiers should be given amnesty.

Although some may argue that child soldiers should be given amnesty and not be punished for their crimes they are wrong. For example, they had a decision and many chances to not commit crimes, but most child soldiers decided to keep on living and kill their families. In the article, “Child Soldiers: Victims or Perpetrators”, they discuss that child soldiers join because they get tricked. As it states, “Children are forced by commanders through false promises, drugs and things which you can’t even imagine, to kill innocent civilians, other children and even their own families.” This shows kids could’ve denied being a soldier but they easily fall for trick to join then they decide to kill their families because they get told to do so.

Child soldiers should be granted amnesty, because they were forced into their position. They were kidnapped and forced to be apart of a militia. They did not have a choice

It is believed by many, that child soldiers should be granted amnesty because the children only join the army to avoid being killed. There are also situations where kids join because they see being in the army safer and more enjoyable than not being in the army. In the article “Child Soldiers, Prosecution”, it is argued that the children may not have thought through their decision to join the army very well, and therefore shouldn’t be held accountable since it is near impossible to back out once you have joined. But, making ill considered decisions is a part of everyday life, and under any normal situation where a kid makes a bad

In many war-torn countries, seeing children on the war front is quite common. Some believe that these child soldiers should be punished for their actions. These people believe that the child soldiers should be treated as criminals. Others believe that child soldiers should not be punished for their actions, instead treated fully as victims. However, while the child soldiers can be committing crimes, they are also victims.

Child soldiers should be given amnesty for what they did in the battlefield. Usually they are all drugged up by their commanders to know what they're doing is wrong.

One of the many reasons why child soldiers should have amnesty is because if they don’t get in the commander will kill he/she if they try to run away because they have no choice but to be drugged and go kill or get killed in general. The soldiers don’t know they are getting drugged badley. Child soldiers are not morally responsible for their actions. Children are often forced into fighting and have little choice over whether or not they enlist. They are following orders of adults rather than acting of their own free will. The recruiters of child soldiers also use drugs and alcohol

The first reason child soldiers should be given amnesty, is because since they were being forced into being soldiers by having their lives threatened, they were scared for their lives and were scared to go against the orders of the people who were forcing them. Some would argue that the children were being brainwashed and were being told that what they were doing was the best and only option for them. And since they are little and do not know any better, they agreed, not understanding what they were about to do. An excerpt from the story, What We Can Learn From Child Soldiers, says the following, “They were told

These kids are truly in danger and need to be given amnesty. It says in the article Should Child Soldiers be Prosecuted for Their War Crimes?, that “Child soldiers are not morally responsible for their actions, children are often forced into fighting and have little choice over whether or not they enlist. After that, they are following orders of adults rather than acting of their own free will. The recruiters of child soldiers also use drugs and alcohol to make children more compliant and to enable them to commit acts they would not ordinarily commit. Child soldiers should therefore not be held responsible for actions they were forced to commit and had little understanding of.”.

For some of the people in the world you might think that child soldiers are criminals I think different. Why I think different is that they are not criminals they are victims not criminals. I will give you five reasons and these are kids getting brainwashed,kicked off sports,clearing minefields, parents selling them and resist going to help in the wars. The first most important reason from the article “Armed and Underage” is when they get brainwashed.

Did you know that more than 200,000 children around the world were forced into the brutalities of war and participated in acts of criminality? Many people believe child soldiers should be given amnesty and forgiven for the crimes they have committed. Child soldiers are homeless, kidnapped, and/or parentless children who were manipulated by officials in the military. Kids, as young as the age of 10, go to military bases to seek shelter and then are fed with drugs which disengaged with reality. Brainwashed, these kids are put into war and forced to fight for a certain side. Child soldiers should be given amnesty because they are forced to participate in War, they are taken from the streets or their homes and used because they are easy to manipulate, and they have been robbed from their childhood and have their still progressing brains to grow into a warlike mindset.

How would you define ‘child soldier?’ Child soldiers are defined as ‘any children under the age of 18 who are recruited by a state or non-state armed group.’ It is estimated that there are about 300,000 child soldiers that are active in conflicts around the world. I believe child soldier should be given amnesty because drugs were involved, most were forced into the situation, and they were robbed of their innocence. Drugs can play a role in people’s behavior, no matter if it's an adult, a teen, or a kid.

Imagine you are woken up one night to find a group kidnappers who are taking you away to serve in the military, and having to watch the killing of your parents right in front of you right after. This is what some young children, who are now soldier, had to experience. Vision.org states that “UNICEF reports that the LRA has abducted children as young as 5 but mostly between the ages of 8 and 16, often after killing their parents in front of them. The young “recruits” are then forced to march to southern Sudan. Those who can’t carry their loads or keep pace with the others are killed. Those who attempt escape are severely punished.” It is obviously not their fault that this is happening, therefore child soldiers should be given amnesty. Their commanders frequently drug them, there are countries funding certain militaries that allow child soldiers. This allows their commanders to keep drafting children. Finally, they are brainwashed during

Children all across world are being exploited as child soldiers. Everyday kids younger the age of 10 are putting their lives on the line mostly by force. ¨Over the last ten years, two million children have been killed in conflict. Over one million have been orphaned, over six million have been seriously injured or permanently disabled and over ten million have been left with serious psychological trauma.¨(Children In Conflict). A child soldier is a child with armed forces; they’re trained to fight, cook, be porters, messengers, informant spies, etc. Countries all across the world have been using children to fight, places like the United Kingdom, Africa, and Asia lean on children to do their dirty work regardless of what laws are put into place for recruitment age.

The side that argues prosecuting the child soldiers says kids were given the option to stay or leave, and most chose to stay. That is only partly true. It is true that they are given the option. Yet, the children indirectly forced to stay. Because they have become addicted to the drugs the warlords gave them, they are now dependent on them for those drugs and simply cannot leave, as it reads on debatewise.org. Also, Ishmael Beah points out that through the war, they have gained a connection to their commanders and fellow soldiers. For some, including Ishmael, it is the only family they have left. So, they may, indeed, choose to stay, but not for the reason the many believe. Instead of staying for the fighting, the stay for of family. Those who argue that child soldiers should be considered the perpetrators also say that if we grant amnesty to the soldiers, there would be no justice for the victims they killed. This is completely agreeable and understandable. It is agreeable that there should be punishment given in order to fulfill justice for the victims. However, in order for justice to be fully satisfied, the children should not be the ones punished, but rather, the warlords who wish to come to the US from their country of origin. The warlords drug the child soldiers and kill those who do not follow orders. They also force some to join. If child soldiers were