UNICEF has warned of a growing number of child recruitments by armed groups in Somalia. Some of them have only nine years, and many are beaten or executed when captured.
The use and manipulation of life of these children that benefit gangs or armed forces should be considered, according to the United Nations Fund for Children, as a war crime. They are early taught to sow panic and have no mercy. The organization's director, Anthony Lake, said that they suffer psychological and physical damage, which sometimes leads them to become like their bosses when they grow up.
UNICEF has requested the unanimous condemnation of these acts by the international community and the demobilization of child soldiers. They call for "a childhood free of horrors" for these children, who must regain their childhood and reintegrate in their communities.
The use and manipulation of life of these children that benefit gangs or armed forces should be considered, according to the United Nations Fund for Children, as a war crime. They are early taught to sow panic and have no mercy. The organization's director, Anthony Lake, said that they suffer psychological and physical damage, which sometimes leads them to become like their bosses when they grow up.
UNICEF has requested the unanimous condemnation of these acts by the international community and the demobilization of child soldiers. They call for "a childhood free of horrors" for these children, who must regain their childhood and reintegrate in their communities.
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