"Old enough to kill but too young to vote" Draft optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts
With this paper AI wants to draw attention to abuses in the context of child recruitment both by government and/or armed opposition groups. AI is committed to a higher standard of protection in internationl law for children at risk of participating in hostilities and recruitment into armed forces.
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