Child Soldiers
Children in the military are children (defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child as people under the age of 18) who are associated with military organisations, such as state armed forces and non-state armed groups. Throughout history and in many cultures, children have been involved in military campaigns. For example, thousands of children participated on all sides of the First World War and the Second World War. Children may be trained and used for combat, assigned to support roles such as porters or messengers, or used for tactical advantage as human shields or for political advantage in …
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LC: Library of Congress · 2021 English
"This report is a result of a research project implemented by The Asia Foundation's offices in India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal with the primary objective of identifying promising practices and …
pornography, trafficking for forced adoption, and child soldiers. In fact, Maharashtra (especially Mumbai) and …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 8 July 2018 English
On June 14, 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released its first report on the human rights situation in Indian-Administered Kashmir and Pakistan-Administered …
have been accused of recruiting and deploying child soldiers in Indian-Administered Kashmir. 21. Armed …
LC: Library of Congress · 1 January 2018 English
"Report Prepared by the Security Governance Group (SGG) in Partnership with the Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) for the U.S. Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking …
likely to be trafficked for forced labour or as child soldiers.11 The report noted that boys 16 A Mapping … child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms … forced child labour, child sex trafficking, child soldiers/ forced recruitment to armed groups and the … Taliban has, in recent times, begun training child soldiers in the northern provinces of Kunduz, Takhar …
LC: Library of Congress · 2016 English
"HAQ: Centre for Child Rights and Campaign Against Child Trafficking ; funded by Krishna Rao Foundation ; supported by iPartner - India." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online in PDF …
in armed confl ict (they don’t only include child soldiers but also porters or girls taken as “wives” … According to UNICEF there are about 300,000 child soldiers involved in over 30 areas of confl ict worldwide …
University of Cambridge · 11 December 2015
Returned: Child Soldiers of Nepal's Maoist Army is an HD documentary that follows several Nepali boys and girls as they attempt to reintegrate into society after associating with armed Maoist groups to …
DW: Deutsche Welle · 2 June 2015 English
violates international law, but there's no specific legislation in India that bans the use of child soldiers. …
DW: Deutsche Welle · 2 June 2015 English
Former child soldiers in India and elsewhere need support to overcome trauma -- New Zealand grapples with high child abuse rates -- A young Indian wants to break the cycle of poverty with the help of a …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2008 English
The authors are of the opinion that a large number of India's indigenous communities living especially in Jharkhand, Orissa and Chattisgarh, which account for 25% per cent of India's Adivasi …
villagers with guns, spears and bows and arrows. Child soldiers are often ranged against opponents of similar …
LC: Library of Congress · 2008 English
Forced recruitment of adults and children as soldiers -- Use of forced labor -- Restrictions on freedom of movement -- Recommendations. "This 17-page report details how the Liberation Tigers of …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 8 December 2000 English
The People’s Charter for Health was adopted at the People’s Health Assembly on December 8, 2000, in Savar, Bangladesh. The Assembly was organised by several international organisations, NGOs and women’s …
civil war and genocide. • Condemn the use of child soldiers, and the abuse and rape, torture and killing …
