The kid with AK-47 to loot and to kill, Bosco jok dared not dream of going home.Just 14 when he was abducted near his northern Ugandan house by the Lord's Resistance Army, he never said a word to anyone about escaping from the rebels' world-renowned campaign of terror, which included cutting off the lips, ears and noses of civilians as they fought the government. If anyone heard, the frightened teen knew, it would mean his swift execution.The debate regarding child soldiers has prolonged for years and as of yet there appears to be no definite answer.Both sides of the argument bring up strong points, but it is about time an answer is brought up.Another important point to bring up in this side of the argument is that if children aren’t prosecuted it would be a denial of the
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Any child, any human, who has to live under such situations should not be convicted for their crimes. Locally, child soldiers are uncommon. However, as we spread ourselves to other parts of the Middle East the use of child soldiers becomes evident. For instance, in Yemen, children as young as 13 and 14 are seen fighting in war. Yemeni law stipulates 18 as the minimum age of criminal responsibility.child soldiers such as Ishmael Beah from Sierra Leone and Emmanuel Jal from Sudan were prosecuted and jailed, which really only strengthened the problems these children are facing. Tens of thousands of families living in severely isolated places like central Africa face the daily threat of violence from rebel groups, wildlife poachers, and other criminal trafficking networks. Without basic protection and communications systems, these communities are disconnected from each other and the outside world. When faced with deadly violence and exploitation, they have no way to warn each other no way to call for help.For almost two decades, Kony’s fighters abducted more than 60,000 children, killed tens of thousands of civilians, and caused the displacement of more
Any child, any human, who has to live under such situations should not be convicted for their crimes. Locally, child soldiers are uncommon. However, as we spread ourselves to other parts of the Middle East the use of child soldiers becomes evident. For instance, in Yemen, children as young as 13 and 14 are seen fighting in war. Yemeni law stipulates 18 as the minimum age of criminal responsibility.child soldiers such as Ishmael Beah from Sierra Leone and Emmanuel Jal from Sudan were prosecuted and jailed, which really only strengthened the problems these children are facing. Tens of thousands of families living in severely isolated places like central Africa face the daily threat of violence from rebel groups, wildlife poachers, and other criminal trafficking networks. Without basic protection and communications systems, these communities are disconnected from each other and the outside world. When faced with deadly violence and exploitation, they have no way to warn each other no way to call for help.For almost two decades, Kony’s fighters abducted more than 60,000 children, killed tens of thousands of civilians, and caused the displacement of more