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Injustice of Child Soldiers

By Jessica Higbee. Injustice of Child Soldiers. http://www.1800politics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/child-labor-in-america-by-www.whatisusa.info_.jpg. Social Injustice.

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Injustice of Child Soldiers

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  1. By Jessica Higbee Injustice of Child Soldiers http://www.1800politics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/child-labor-in-america-by-www.whatisusa.info_.jpg

  2. Social Injustice • Social Injustice- natural law that all persons, irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, race, religion, etc., are to be treated equally and without prejudice. http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&docid=opweeIgUam5fnM&tbnid=CUOX03oKG4f-HM:&ved

  3. Child Soldiers • This type of social injustice affects children between the ages of 5-14. http://www.thomasvan.com/wp-content/files/child-labour.jpg

  4. Sunday Obote • A 7-year old boy was captured by the Lord’s Resistance Army in 1994 • The LRA tried to turn the children into “Human killing machines” • Once arrived at camp, watched a young boy who tried to escape get killed • Learned no emotions were allowed • Learned their guns were their best friends https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~trowb20a/classweb/image/G

  5. Sunday Obote 2 • Young boys and girls were involved (girls were used for the military men’s awards) • On march to Southern Sudan many people were murdered for falling asleep b/c they couldn’t handle the walk • Many children killings alerted the U.S. • Ones who were rescued went to camps to learn to get un-traumatized http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/

  6. Result of Child Soldiers • Thousands of children brutalized (attacked) • Became known as the “Largest Neglected Humanitarian Emergency In the World” • More than 20,000 kidnapped • 90% of Ugandan population displaced • Children made up 80% of the terrorist insurgency movement http://www.salem-news.com/gph

  7. Why I Chose This • Tells the story of a boy not much younger than me • Things can get better • Very in-depth http://www.boston.com/news/world/blog/Beautiful%20children%20of%20the%20slum.jpg

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