The Pros And Cons Of Forced Recruitment

Eventually his army started to fade because of lack of support and previous war damage before. At this point he starts to kidnap children and placing them in his army. Children were so much easier for him to reach. So, we would burn down villages and round up the children and force them to kill their families if they didn’t join also. The women he kept as sex slaves to keep producing an army, nurses, cook and for religious practices. The government eventually found out about what was going on and decided the pass laws that would help fight against the use of child soldiers. In 1993 there was a law pass stating that no child under the age of 16 should perform any act that will harm their development (United Nations). Later on in 1995 a law passed stating that those who enlist in the army must be 18 to 30 and have a transcript and a recommendation from a guardian in order to be considered (United Nations). Main reason for recruitment of children are they are expendable, replaceable, and cheap to maintain. Meaning they are easy to get, their always children being produced and they don’t have to be paid. Forced recruitment was either by …show more content…
Religions is one of the major factors that drive them terrorist to commit acts of terror. We could compare the LRA to the Fenians fighting for their nationalism and reglious beliefs. We can’t fault them for standing up with what they believe in. The thought of them using children angers us all. The brainwashing belief that caused many deaths of children who became child solider. Children weren’t made to fight in wars created by man before them, more of to come years later and reverse the past. These children that were child soldiers of the LRA aren’t going to live a normal life if they’ve escaped or set free. Religious reasons were being used as a crutch to commit these acts and to turn. Religion shouldn’t be a justifiable reason to commit a