The Torture Of Children During Armed Conflicts

Author : Sonja C. Grover
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783642406898

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The Torture of Children During Armed Conflicts by Sonja C. Grover Pdf

This book examines selected legal complexities of the notion of torture and the issue of the proper foundation for legally characterizing certain acts as torture, especially when children are the targeted victims of torture. ICC case law is used to highlight the International Criminal Court’s reluctance in practice to prosecute as a separable offence the crime of torture as set out in one or more of the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute where children are the particularized targets as part of a common plan during armed conflict. Also addressed is the failure of the ICC to consider that the young age of the victims of torture (i.e. children) should be an aggravating factor taken into account in determining the ICC sentence for those convicted of the torture of civilians, including children, in the context of armed conflict as part of a common plan. The six UN-designated grave crimes against children (including child soldiering for State or non-State forces perpetrating mass atrocities, and sexual violence perpetrated on a systematic and widespread basis against children including child soldiers), it is argued, are also instances of the torture of children as part of a common plan such that separate charges of torture are legally supportable (along with the other charges relating to additional Rome Statute offences involved in such circumstances). Useful legal perspectives on the issue of the torture of children in its various manifestations gleaned from the case law of other international judicial forums such as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the ICTY are also examined.

Author : Nathalie Man
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Children
ISBN : 1841870382

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Children, Torture and Power by Nathalie Man Pdf

Children, Torture and Power is a call to the international community to place the torture of children onto the international human right agenda, and to start combatting this deep-rooted problem. The report shows how children in countries all over the world are being subjected to torture and ill-treatment at the hands of their own governments and armed opposition groups. Drawing on documentary evidence from the UN and inter-governmental bodies, as well as a wide range of NGO's this report indentifies the following factors which increase children's vulnerability to torture and ill-treatment: conflict with the law; poverty; discrimination (for example, ethnicity, religion, gender, social, origin, birth); family associations; political activism; and involvement in armed conflict. The report also considers: the international definition of torture and problems in its application to children the effects of torture on children mechanisms which exist to protect children from torture.

Author : Elizabeth Protacio-Marcelino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Children
ISBN : UOM:39015052767293

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Torture of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict by Elizabeth Protacio-Marcelino Pdf

Author : Everett M. Ressler,Joanne Marie Tortorici,Alex Marcelino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : UCSD:31822028671774

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Children in War by Everett M. Ressler,Joanne Marie Tortorici,Alex Marcelino Pdf

The sad reality of children killed, tortured, imprisoned, and orphaned by war substantiates the need for renewed local, national, and international commitment to these children. This guide examines: (1) the impacts present-day armed conflicts have on children and their families; (2) what special needs of children should be anticipated and monitored; (3) which children in what circumstances are likely to have special needs that may require intervention; (4) what principles of program response might be expected; (5) what program strategies are being adopted around the world to meet children's needs; and (6) what literature and special resources are available to service providers. The first part of the book opens with a discussion of armed conflict, essential to comprehending the needs of children in these situations and to finding ways to assure their well-being. A photo essay then offers a forceful statement of how conflict affects children. The next chapter provides a conceptual framework for addressing war's negative effects on children. Six chapters in the second part of the book consider different impacts of conflict on children and what is being done to counter these impacts. The topics covered are: (1) loss of life; (2) injury, illness, malnutrition, and disability; (3) torture, abuse, imprisonment, and recruitment; (4) unaccompanied children; (5) psychosocial distress; and (6) educational disruption. The guide contains chapter references and a selected bibliography of over 1,000 items related to the provision of services to children in situations of armed conflict. (TJQ)

Author : Graça Machel
Publisher : C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 1850654859

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The Impact of War on Children by Graça Machel Pdf

Graca Machel, UNICEF's special rapporteur, also scrutinises sexual crimes in time of war, the fate of orphans, the disproportionate suffering of children endure in civil wars, and their special vulnerability to such side-effects of conflict as famine, disease and social fragmentation. "The Impact of War on Children" is an urgent call to action-for the commitment and tenacity needed to protect children from the atrocities of war. Children present a uniquely compelling motivation for mobilisation, and an opportunity to confront the problems that cause their suffering. This book is complemented by 16 evocative photographs by Sebastiao Salgado, a documentary photographer of world renown, covering Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Rwanda and elsewhere.

Author : Geraldine Van Bueren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429867415

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Childhood Abused by Geraldine Van Bueren Pdf

First published in 1998, this book seeks to consider the application of international human rights standards to situations where children are at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Each of the contributors authoritatively examines torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment from the perspective of their own discipline and experience. In exploring the issues, Childhood Abused, also helps to raise their profile, as invisibility, ignorance and secrecy contribute to the continuation of such practices. The subject is harrowing and complex, Childhood Abused, needs to be read so that we are better able to prevent and protect children against such abhorrent and prohibited forms of ill-treatment.

Author : Janet Fleischman,Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 1564321398

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Easy Prey by Janet Fleischman,Human Rights Watch (Organization) Pdf

"Child soldiers are among the most tragic victims of the war in Liberia. Although international law forbids the use of children under the age of 15 as soldiers, thousands of young children have been involved in the fighting since it began in December 1989. The main rebel forces, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) and the United Liberian Movement for Democracy in Liberia (ULIMO), have consistently used children under the age of 18, including thousands under 15. Children are also reportedly used by the other warring factions. As a consequence, thousands of children in Liberia have suffered cruelly during the war: many have been killed or wounded or witnessed terrible atrocities. Moreover, many children themselves have been forced to take part in the killing, maiming or rape of civilians. The use of children as soldiers presents grave human rights problems. Many of these children have been killed during the conflict, thus denied the most basic right -- the right to life. Others have been forcibly conscripted by the warring factions, and separated from their families against their wills. Many have joined warring factions to survive. All have been denied a normal childhood. Reintegrating these children into their communities is a task of immense difficulty. Some children's parents have been killed, their families have fled, and no relatives can be found. In others, families have refused to take children back because of the abuses they have committed. Human Rights Watch believes that 18 is the minimum age at which people may properly take part in armed conflict."--cover.

Author : Amnesty International United Kingdom
Publisher : Amnesty International
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X004319817

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In the Firing Line by Amnesty International United Kingdom Pdf

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Author : Gary Risser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Children and war
ISBN : UOM:39015072795605

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Children Caught in Conflict by Gary Risser Pdf

Author : Ilene Cohn,Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015031799417

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Child Soldiers by Ilene Cohn,Guy S. Goodwin-Gill Pdf

"In this path-breaking study, Professor Goodwin-Gill and Dr Cohn assess the status of the Child Soldier in international law and highlight the ways in which international humanitarian law fails to provide effective protection, particularly in the internal conflicts which are the most common battlefields today. Based upon empirical data gathered from places of conflict all over the world, the authors examine the consequences for child soldiers, their families and communities, of their participation in armed conflict. They conclude their study with practical suggestions for preventing recruitment, and call for a more coherent policy of treatment for those children who have participated in acts of violence."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Charles W. Greenbaum,Philip E. Veerman,Naomi Bacon-Shnoor
Publisher : Intersentia nv
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN : 9789050953412

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Protection of Children During Armed Political Conflict by Charles W. Greenbaum,Philip E. Veerman,Naomi Bacon-Shnoor Pdf

The purpose of this book is to help researchers and professionals understand the possibilities for protecting children in violent political conflicts. This is the first book to be published on this important, complex and painful topic. Most other publications have concentrated on the effects of political violence on children and adults, but have little or nothing to say on prevention from the point of view of the social sciences. This book represents the beginnings of a new field of inquiry and policy. The book includes: research on the effects of exposure to political violence on children; reports by police and military experts of their experiences in protecting the public and children while keeping order; observations from people in human rights and childrens rights organizations on issues of attempting to report to and observe both sides in a conflict; and work by legal researchers on international law relating to the protection of children in political conflicts.

Author : Ziba Vaghri,Jean Zermatten,Gerison Lansdown,Roberta Ruggiero
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030846473

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Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by Ziba Vaghri,Jean Zermatten,Gerison Lansdown,Roberta Ruggiero Pdf

This open access book presents a discussion on human rights-based attributes for each article pertinent to the substantive rights of children, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It provides the reader with a unique and clear overview of the scope and core content of the articles, together with an analysis of the latest jurisprudence of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. For each article of the UNCRC, the authors explore the nature and scope of corresponding State obligations, and identify the main features that need to be taken into consideration when assessing a State’s progressive implementation of the UNCRC. This analysis considers which aspects of a given right are most important to track, in order to monitor States' implementation of any given right, and whether there is any resultant change in the lives of children. This approach transforms the narrative of legal international standards concerning a given right into a set of characteristics that ensure no aspect of said right is overlooked. The book develops a clear and comprehensive understanding of the UNCRC that can be used as an introduction to the rights and principles it contains, and to identify directions for future policy and strategy development in compliance with the UNCRC. As such, it offers an invaluable reference guide for researchers and students in the field of childhood and children’s rights studies, as well as a wide range of professionals and organisations concerned with the subject.

Author : Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113036045

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"You'll Learn Not to Cry" by Human Rights Watch (Organization) Pdf

Recommendations -- Child combatants in Colombia -- Recruitment: rules and practice -- Joining up -- Life in the ranks -- Girls -- Training -- Discipline and punishment -- Combat -- Participation in summary executions and torture -- Kidnappings -- The government forces -- Desertion, capture, and after -- Rescued from war: government rehabilitation programs for child combatants -- Legal standards.

Author : Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309168014

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Psychosocial Concepts in Humanitarian Work with Children by Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration Pdf

This report is concerned with reviewing psychosocial concepts in research related to humanitarian work, with particular emphasis on research related to children affected by prolonged violence and armed conflict.

Author : K. Fisher
Publisher : Springer
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137030504

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Transitional Justice for Child Soldiers by K. Fisher Pdf

This book examines and offers suggestions for how post-conflict practices should conceptualize and address harms committed by child soldiers for successful social reconstruction in the aftermath of mass atrocity. It defends the use of accountability and considers the agency of youth participants in violent conflict as responsible moral entities.