Human Rights are applicable to all humans no matter what background, appearance and beliefs they have. The United Nations adopted the Human Rights laws on the Tenth of December 1948. Human rights can be thought of as the important backbone of modern society as it helps create a frictionless society. This is why it is very important for all humans to follow human rights laws as it ensures justice is promoted within society. One of the most important sub categories within the declaration of human rights is the rights of children. The reason for separate laws for individuals under the age of 18 is due to their vulnerability and dependence which is often exploited. In the fictional society of Panem within the Hunger Games the society violates
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The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group based in Sierra Leone is well known for their continuous dependency on children to fight against the government. Most of these children are abducted or manipulated into joining the ranks of RUF where they are tasked with fighting on the front lines and forced to commit atrocities such as rape and mutilation. The rebel group RUF is not the only military group to be using children, the Sierra Leone government has admitted 1/5 of its 250,000 strong army as being children. As a result of the civil war generations of Sierra Leoneans bear the brutal scars both mentally and …show more content…
The United Nations Observer mission in Sierra Leone ( UNOMSIL) was United Nations reaction towards human rights violations in Sierra Leone. UNOMSIL was instrumental in disarming child soldiers, rehabilitating child soldiers into society, teaching the public about human rights and setting up the special court for Sierra Leone to try war criminals. The United Nations were equally successful in stopping children's rights violations in South Sudan. The UN approached the Child soldier crisis in South Sudan by negotiating with both the government forces and rebel groups on the release of child soldiers working under them. Surprisingly the military groups released some of the child soldiers under their command which totalled to almost 1,757 children. The UN has proven itself to be very successful in dealing with human rights violations as proven by the success of both peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Sierra
The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group based in Sierra Leone is well known for their continuous dependency on children to fight against the government. Most of these children are abducted or manipulated into joining the ranks of RUF where they are tasked with fighting on the front lines and forced to commit atrocities such as rape and mutilation. The rebel group RUF is not the only military group to be using children, the Sierra Leone government has admitted 1/5 of its 250,000 strong army as being children. As a result of the civil war generations of Sierra Leoneans bear the brutal scars both mentally and …show more content…
The United Nations Observer mission in Sierra Leone ( UNOMSIL) was United Nations reaction towards human rights violations in Sierra Leone. UNOMSIL was instrumental in disarming child soldiers, rehabilitating child soldiers into society, teaching the public about human rights and setting up the special court for Sierra Leone to try war criminals. The United Nations were equally successful in stopping children's rights violations in South Sudan. The UN approached the Child soldier crisis in South Sudan by negotiating with both the government forces and rebel groups on the release of child soldiers working under them. Surprisingly the military groups released some of the child soldiers under their command which totalled to almost 1,757 children. The UN has proven itself to be very successful in dealing with human rights violations as proven by the success of both peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Sierra