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China’S Relationship With Sudan—And Human Rights Consequences, Tessa Li Powell
China’S Relationship With Sudan—And Human Rights Consequences, Tessa Li Powell
Human Rights & Human Welfare
China is the largest country in the world and has a rapidly expanding economy. Its streets are starting to crowd with cars instead of bicycles and there is an increasing demand for the luxuries of developed nations. The desire to keep up with major international players has pushed the Chinese government to overlook whatever human rights abuses may be occurring inside and outside of its borders. China has taken steps to support Sudan despite its use of child soldiers and the genocide in Darfur that has been occurring for years. By criticizing and withdrawing support from President al-Bashir, China could …
Transforming Children Of War Into Agents Of Change, Brooke Breazeale
Transforming Children Of War Into Agents Of Change, Brooke Breazeale
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Since the turn of the century, Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced the fastest growing rate of child soldiers. Consider the following statistics:
- An estimated 60 percent of child soldiers in Africa are fourteen years old and under (Singer 2006: 29);
- In Uganda the average age of personnel in armed forces is 12.9 (Singer 2006: 29);
- Since 1990, two million children have been killed in armed conflict, the equivalent of five hundred per day for ten years (Singer 2005).
The Limits Of International Humanitarian Law, Melissa Eli
The Limits Of International Humanitarian Law, Melissa Eli
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The goal of international humanitarian law is to humanize war in an effort to minimize human suffering and the long-term negative consequences of war. However, despite the adoption by most countries of the Geneva Conventions and other relevant agreements, crimes of war occur in every conflict around the world on a regular basis. Additionally, as the form of warfare changes, so does the implementation and consequences of various war crimes. Genocide, systematic rape, and the use of child soldiers are three of the most significant war crimes facing sub-Saharan Africa today. Each has consequences so severe that specific international laws …