Child soldiers international
A “human rights research and advocacy organization.” They wish to end military recruitment and use of any person under the age of eighteen in any context. They also “advocate for the release of unlawfully recruited children, promote their successful reintegration into civilian life, and call for accountability for those who unlawfully use them.”
The Child SOldier relief fund
This group focuses on research projects that support their mission to raise awareness about child soldiers and their use. They do things such as interview former soldiers, give updates on how former child soldiers are doing, and write papers and publications on the use of child soldiers today. They have published useful maps that show where child soldiers are most prevalent.
Invisible children
An organization that fights the use of child soldiers, specifically the use of children in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. Their ethos is “we believe in the equal and inherent value of all human life. We believe that a worldview bound by borders is outdated and that stopping injustice anywhere is the responsibility of humanity everywhere." They specifically work to rehabilitate children who were affected by the LRA and warn remote communities of potential LRA attacks.
This video explains who the Lords Resistance Army is and the harmful atrocities of the group.
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