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A captured memory card in Olive Branch operation reveals more pictures of child soldiers trained by USA-allied PKK/YPG/SDF terrorists in Syria, which is against the international laws.
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The source:http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-hafiza-kartlarindan-ypg-pkknin-cocuk-savascilari-cikti-40763911
The USA is in/directly violating the Int. law and agreements on the name of fighting terrorism.
The legal situation on the international system:
- Article 77(2) of the 1977 Additional Protocol I provides: The Parties to the conflict shall take all feasible measures in order that children who have not attained the age of fifteen years do not take a direct part in hostilities and, in particular, they shall refrain from recruiting them into their armed forces. In recruiting among those persons who have attained the age of fifteen years but who have not attained the age of eighteen years, the Parties to the conflict shall endeavour to give priority to those who are oldest.
- Article 4(3)(c) of the 1977 Additional Protocol II provides: “Children who have not attained the age of fifteen years shall neither be recruited in the armed forces or groups nor allowed to take part in hostilities.”
- Article 38(3) of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child provides:
States Parties shall refrain from recruiting any person who has not attained the age of fifteen years into their armed forces. In recruiting among those persons who have attained the age of fifteen years but who have not attained the age of eighteen years, States Parties shall endeavour to give priority to those who are oldest. - International Criminal Court: Under Article 8(2)(b)(xxvi) and (e)(vii) of the 1998 ICC Statute, “conscripting or enlisting children under the age of fifteen years” into armed forces or groups constitutes a war crime in both international and non-international armed conflicts.
- Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour: Article 1 of the 1999 Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour states ... “shall take immediate and effective measures to secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour as a matter of urgency”. Article 3(a) lists “forced or compulsory recruitment of children [under 18] for use in armed conflict” as one of the worst forms of child labour.
- The 2000 Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict provides:
Article 2: States Parties shall ensure that persons who have not attained the age of 18 years are not compulsorily recruited into their armed forces.
Article 3:
1. States Parties shall raise the minimum age for the voluntary recruitment of persons into their national armed forces from that set out in article 38, paragraph 3, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, taking account of the principles contained in that article and recognizing that under the Convention persons under the age of 18 years are entitled to special protection.
2. Each State Party shall deposit a binding declaration upon ratification of or accession to the present Protocol that sets forth the minimum age at which it will permit voluntary recruitment into its national armed forces and a description of the safeguards it has adopted to ensure that such recruitment is not forced or coerced.
3. States Parties that permit voluntary recruitment into their national armed forces under the age of 18 years shall maintain safeguards to ensure, as a minimum, that:
(a) Such recruitment is genuinely voluntary;
(b) Such recruitment is carried out with the informed consent of the person’s parents or legal guardians;
(c) Such persons are fully informed of the duties involved in such military service;
(d) Such persons provide reliable proof of age prior to acceptance into national military service …
5. The requirement to raise the age in paragraph 1 of the present article does not apply to schools operated by or under the control of the armed forces of the States Parties, in keeping with articles 28 and 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Article 4:
1. Armed groups that are distinct from the armed forces of a State should not, under any circumstances, recruit … persons under the age of 18 years.
2. States Parties shall take all feasible measures to prevent such recruitment … including the adoption of legal measures necessary to prohibit and criminalize such practices …
Article 6:
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3. States Parties shall take all feasible measures to ensure that persons within their jurisdiction recruited or used in hostilities contrary to the present Protocol are demobilized or otherwise released from service. States Parties shall, when necessary, accord to such persons all appropriate assistance for their physical and psychological recovery and their social reintegration …
Article 7:
1. States Parties shall cooperate in the implementation of the present Protocol, including in the prevention of any activity contrary thereto and in the rehabilitation and social reintegration of persons who are victims of acts contrary thereto, including through technical cooperation and financial assistance. Such assistance and cooperation will be undertaken in consultation with the States Parties concerned and the relevant international organizations. - ...
The sources for articles above:
1- https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/ihl/INTRO/475?OpenDocument
2- https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/ihl/INTRO/475?OpenDocument
3- http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CRC.aspx
4- http://legal.un.org/icc/statute/99_corr/cstatute.htm
5- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C182
6- http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/OPACCRC.aspx
