Child soldiers is an immense problem throughout the world. Most people think of it happening only in Africa, where issues of the Lord's Resistance Army have recently been highlighted, as well as with Blood Diamond discussing the issue in Sierra Leone's civil war. It happens elsewhere. Sri Lanka has been caught in civil unrest for some time, and amidst the fighting, they have been kidnapping children to fight for wars. Rebel leaders deny that the movement has willingly kidnapped children, and upon learning the age of some of the children, they "return" them.
I would like to be inclined to believe them, but I'm just not. There are too many instances where children are kidnapped, abused and rapped. I hope for the 21 girls that were discussed in the BBC article. I hope they can continue to live their lives without recalling any pains they may have suffered.
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