Conscription of children in armed conflict—a form of child abuse. A study of 19 former child soldiers

✍ Scribed by Dr Chris Hobbs; Helga Hanks; Harendra de Silva

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 32 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0952-9136
• DOI: 10.1002/car.708

✦ Synopsis

Conscription of Children in Armed Conflict-A Form of Child Abuse. A Study of 19 Former Child Soldiers

We are writing concerning our article on child soldiers, published recently in Child Abuse Review (Vol. 10, 125-134, 2000). This article was sent some time ago and some changes have taken place in the stand taken by the United Nations. We thought readers Article 4 mentions, 'Armed groups that are distinct from the armed forces of a state should not, under any circumstances, recruit or use in hostilities persons under the age of 18 years'.