The rehabilitation of child soldiers: defining needs and appropriate responses
P J Bracken1, J E Giller, J K Ssekiwanuka
1Dept. of Social and Economic Studies, University of Bradford.
Insights
International law prohibits child soldiers, yet recruitment persists globally. This study examines the challenges in rehabilitating children exposed to military conflict in Uganda, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- International Law
- Conflict Studies
Background:
- Growing international concern over child soldier recruitment in global conflicts.
- Established international laws prohibit the use of children in armed forces.
- Assumed negative psychological impacts of military experience on children.
Abstract:
There is growing international concern that large numbers of children are being recruited to military forces in situations of conflict around the globe, despite the fact that there are principles established in international law specifically directed against the use of children as soldiers. It has been assumed that military experience will have negative psychological effects on children, and several projects aimed at the rehabilitation of such children have been developed. We have had opportunities to examine the situation of child soldiers in Uganda, Liberia and Sierra Leone. In this article we draw attention to some of the conceptual and practical problems involved in this rehabilitative work.
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