Child Soldiers Prevention Act: Security Assistance Restrictions

Abstract

The recruitment and use of children in armed conflict is broadly viewed as a human rights problem, a form of trafficking in persons, among the worst forms of child labor, and a war crime. The United Nations (U.N.) has identified the recruitment and use of child soldiers as among six "grave violations" affecting children in war and has established numerous monitoring and reporting mechanisms and initiatives to combat this practice. The U.N. affirmatively verified over 7,000 children as having been recruited and used as soldiers in 2019 alone; more than 90% of these cases were attributed to recruitment by non-State actors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 06, 2020
Accession Number
AD1169970

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Weber

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Education
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Law
  • Military Education
  • Military Equipment
  • Political Systems
  • President (United States)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Training
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • United States Government

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