Friday, January 15, 2010

Child Soldiers

Child Soldiers

Children as young as eight can be subject to deadly warfare and abuse. Armed forces are using 15-18 year old kids for war. They are used as human mine detectors, cheap and expendable soldiers, and many other things. Over 300,000 children are being used for war right now. Child soldiering is a cruel treatment to children and must be stopped.

Children are forced into armed conflict by force, poverty, discrimination, and restriction from human rights. Drugs and alcohol are also used to achieve this goal. This mistreatment leads to suicide and murder among individuals. Children are used because of their fearless killing and unthinkable obedience. These underage warriors are shot, wounded, or even killed every day.

Child soldiering is bad and should be put to an end. You can help halt this Atrocity by raising money to donate to education program so kids can afford school and prepare for a better future. This will help lower child recruit numbers. If we put a stop to child soldiering many children could live to see another day.

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