U.S. takes hard-line on military forces, armed groups recruiting child soldiers

Daya Gamage – US National Correspondent Asian Tribune Washington, D.C. 11 October (Asiantribune.com): Co-authored by Senator Barack Obama and authored and sponsored by his senior senator from Illinois, the United States has been forced to enact laws to arrest and prosecute foreign leaders of military forces and rebel armed groups in the U.S. soil who have recruited child soldiers in armed conflict regions in foreign countries. The law went into effect on October 04 when President George W. Bush placed his signature. Another law, Child Soldier Prevention Act is now in the pipeline of the U.S. Congress that will deny military assistance to governments that are aiding and abetting para-military groups involved in the recruitment of child soldiers. The Child Soldiers Accountability Act, now law with the president’s signature,... [read full story]