Demands for holding Iran accountable for use of child soldiers
October 27 2017 02:32 PM
Child soldiers in Iran
The Iranian regime is routinely recruiting children as young as 15 into armed conflicts, according to the UN Security Council, in violation of international law and the UN Charter on children’s rights which they are a party to, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reported Thursday.
The recruitment of anyone under the age of 18 into active, armed combat is considered a war crime by the International Criminal Court, but it is prevalent under the Iranian regime and no one appears to be stopping them.Dr. Majid Rafizadeh, an Iranian-American political scientist and leading expert on Iran, wrote on Arab News: “The increasing recruitment of children by the Iranian regime to fight in conflicts not only has serious psychological and physical implications for the children and their families, but also inflicts serious damage on the security and stability of the region.
“It is incumbent on the international community and human rights organizations to follow up on their promises, take immediate action and hold the Iranian leaders responsible for violating international law, abusing human rights and children, and committing a war crime.”
Most notably, the Iranian regime has recruited foreign children (including refugee children) to fight on the front lines in the Syrian civil war.
The Iranian regime believes that the lives of these children are not important and of little consequence, so they order their Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Quds Force to recruit the children that they use as cannon fodder.
They promise vulnerable children that, if they become soldiers, their families will be afforded legal residency status or Iranian citizenship or better financial prospects.
Iran
IRGC
Security Council
child soldiers
Syrian warLast Modified: 10 27 2017 03:04 PM
October 27 2017 02:32 PM
Child soldiers in Iran
The Iranian regime is routinely recruiting children as young as 15 into armed conflicts, according to the UN Security Council, in violation of international law and the UN Charter on children’s rights which they are a party to, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reported Thursday.
The recruitment of anyone under the age of 18 into active, armed combat is considered a war crime by the International Criminal Court, but it is prevalent under the Iranian regime and no one appears to be stopping them.Dr. Majid Rafizadeh, an Iranian-American political scientist and leading expert on Iran, wrote on Arab News: “The increasing recruitment of children by the Iranian regime to fight in conflicts not only has serious psychological and physical implications for the children and their families, but also inflicts serious damage on the security and stability of the region.
“It is incumbent on the international community and human rights organizations to follow up on their promises, take immediate action and hold the Iranian leaders responsible for violating international law, abusing human rights and children, and committing a war crime.”
Most notably, the Iranian regime has recruited foreign children (including refugee children) to fight on the front lines in the Syrian civil war.
The Iranian regime believes that the lives of these children are not important and of little consequence, so they order their Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Quds Force to recruit the children that they use as cannon fodder.
They promise vulnerable children that, if they become soldiers, their families will be afforded legal residency status or Iranian citizenship or better financial prospects.
Iran
IRGC
Security Council
child soldiers
Syrian warLast Modified: 10 27 2017 03:04 PM
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