As you know this week we have been focusing on "The Rights of the Child". One of the issues we have been looking at is the problem of turning young children into soldiers and forcing them to use weapons. There is a very interesting article on the UNICEF website about Child Soldiers that I would like you to look at in your spare time and post comments about it here. CLICK HERE TO GO THE WEBSITE
Specifically I would like you to tell me in your own words:
- What is a child soldier?
- Are they girls as well as boys?
- How young are some of the children?
- Do you think there is ever a right time to let children fight in an armed conflict (a war)?
I look forward to reading your comments next week.
Regards
Susan
7 comments:
Q1:What is a child soldier?
A1:Children soldier is person under 18 years of age who is part of any kind of armed force or armed group in any capacity.people control them let them get in the war and train them to be a killer.
Q2:Are they girls as well as boys?
A2:They both have girls and boys.
Q3:How young are some of the children?
A3:They many are as young as seven or eight years old.
Q4:Do you think there is ever a right time to let children fight in an armed conflict (a war)?
A4:No,children are innocent.
by Samantha
Q1: A child soldier is a person who take part in some armed force or armed group in any capacity.
Q2: Yes, they are girls as well as boys. The girls join arms about 40%.
Q3: Some of the childern are 7 or 8 years old.
Q4: Yes.
Susan, it's Cathy. I answered your questions at 11:30 AM ( 1/4/2007)
Q1:Child soldiers are under 18 years of age which are in type of armed force or armed group in any capacity.
Q2:Yes, they are girls as well as boys.
Q3:Children as young as 7 or 8 years old.
Q4: Yes.
From Tomoyo
Hello, Susan. This is Ikumi. Here's my answer for you.
1. Child soldier is the child was forced to be soldier. In many countries, lots of children are kidnapped by army and are made to fight.
2. Lots of girls are in army as child soldier, too. They are joined to carry the arms or messenger sometimes for sexual purpose or for forced marriage.
3. Almost of them are 7 or 8-years old. Some of them are younger than them.
4. I think that any child shouldn’t be forced to go to war. I know that it is bad thing even for adult to go to a war, but children are much worth because they don’t know what is going on them and they shouldn’t die before older people die actually.
Thank you.
1.What is a child soldier?
Child solgers are under 18 years old, and thoes who are armed, and are members of any armed group.
2.Are they girls as well as boys?
Number of girls are armed,and 40% of child solgers are parts of armed group.
3.How young are some of the children?
UP to seven or eight.
4.Do you think there is ever a right time to let children fight in an armed conflict (a war)?
Never ever.
TAKUMA-
1.What is a child soldier?
Child solgers are under 18 years old, and thoes who are armed, and are members of any armed group.
2.Are they girls as well as boys?
Number of girls are armed,and 40% of child solgers are parts of armed group.
3.How young are some of the children?
UP to seven or eight.
4.Do you think there is ever a right time to let children fight in an armed conflict (a war)?
Never ever.
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