Children in war

Doctrine into a child solider “If the first casualty of war is innocence, them perhaps with each bullet fired, bomb detonated, leader overthrown, wall built, economy destroyed and family member killed, we are not creating goodwill and harmony, but rather another child who believes violence is the only means to bring about change in the world” Michael Franti. If kids were being turned into soldiers at a young age what kind of a world is expected? They don’t know any better than then life style…

In foreign countries children are constantly put in danger of being blown up or shot repeatedly to death. Why are these children put in so much danger you may ask. The answer is that foreign countries and revolutionary groups often let children join their armies. Even worse is most of these groups purposely kidnap children for their armies despite the legal age to serve being 15. When these children are captured and taken to be put on trial for their crimes a great debate arises. Some people say…

Child Soldiers were once just like other children: friendly, joyous, and unaware of the dangers of the world. That is until they were exposed to the outside world, where they lost their true selves. For example, one child soldier described how he was under his commanders control. “....I had three [injections]. After these injections and eating the rice mixed with powder, I would turn like a motor vehicle, I could do anything for my masters. I perceived our enemies like they were dogs and all…

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…

Furthermore, little can be done to protect children who are preyed upon by “western men [who] travel to countries like Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand, and pay for sex with children, making consent…

Human Trafficking in the Eastern Hemisphere The Merriam Webster dictionary defines human trafficking as the illegal movement and possession of people for profit in forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. “Every country and continent, no matter what type of economy, is experiencing and is effected by this obstacle” (sherescuehome.org). Human trafficking is a world-wide problem that is centered around the Eastern Hemisphere, typically in Asia. Millions of people are currently slaves on…

Human trafficking is one of the most human-rights violating and illicit; yet lucrative business. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), it is a ?largely hidden crime.? Nowadays, the victims of trafficking are mainly children, because contrasted with grown-ups, they are more vulnerable, less expensive to procure, and more averse to request higher wages or better working conditions. These victims treated like slaves, get to be questions of an unlawful and unethical business…

Children have been captured, raped, sold, even tortured, for what? The gain of another person that took advantage of the young men and women that are trafficked. The FBI estimates that trafficking of people is the third largest crime. Over 20 million children are trafficked each year Children initially become slaves during child trafficking. They have no means to their rights. They are sold for forced labor, domestic work, act as child soldiers, camel jockeys, for begging, construction work,…

Child labor and sexual exploitation of children could easily be considered some of the worst crimes against humanity. A movie directed by Bill Bilheimer, titled "Not My Life" argues "there are more than 190 countries in the world, and virtually all of them enslave children… within or across their borders" (Video). "Not my Life" is a movie depicting exploitation, abuse, and mistreatment of children around the world. Filmed in many different countries, "Not My Life" portrays various forms of…

Human Trafficking is not strictly focused on sexual or labor trafficking, there are many other forms of Human Trafficking including domestic servitude, forced marriage and forced, bonded and child labor. These crimes highly affect women and young children from any range of ages. It is important to know that Traffickers do not simply focus on one specific stereotype or areas of a community. Rather they target what they can acquire on their own through their threats or forms of coercion, the use…