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DDR and child soldiers
Ardigò, Caterina ; Garb, Maja (advisor) ; Kučera, Tomáš (referee)
The object of this Master's thesis is to investigate the role of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of former child soldiers in the conflict of Sierra Leone. Even though extensive research has been carried out in the direct aftermath of the conflict, thus in the immediate subsequent years, few researchers focused on the long-term effects and effectiveness of the implementation of such programs. The first chapter examines the concept of peacebuilding, starting from its first definitions until the latest evolutions, the main actors, and the practices tied to it. The literature review concerning the various issues stemming from the experience of child soldiering is found in Chapter 2 of the thesis. Chapter 3 outlines the methodology we used to investigate our research question while Chapter 4 illustrates the analysis we conducted. The findings led to the conclusion that DDR programs are effective in the short-term, but this notion cannot be transposed into the long run. Thus, programs should include a long-term strategy focusing more on the psychological sphere of former combatants. Keywords Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, DDR, Child Soldiers, Sierra Leone, Reintegration Title DDR and Child Soldiers: Reintegration of Child Soldiers of the Sierra Leonian Conflict
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Child poverty
KŘIVANOVÁ, Natálie
This diploma thesis "Child Poverty" deals with poverty of children. The first part introduces the issue of poverty, its existing definitions, its classification and its development around the world. The bachelor´s thesis draws upon Czech and primaliry foreign Internet resources and books, especially the statistics, annual reports and databases of international institutions. The theoretical part defines poverty conceptions, social exclusion and circle of poverty. Another analysis was made to find out the cause of the child labor and the sectors of the labor market which employ children the most. It also deals with prostitution and child soldiers. It highlights the importance of preventing poverty.
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Challenges of Child DDR: A Case Study of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gajdošová, Marie Anna ; Aslan, Emil (advisor) ; Svobodová, Karolina (referee)
This Master's thesis is devoted to the study of Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration programs for children formerly associated with armed groups. Its main task is to critically assess the implementation of child Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration programs, to identify the main challenges of these programs, and to provide recommendations for their future improvement. The theoretical part of the work focuses on the concept of child soldiers and the concept of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration. The work examines the case study of the Democratic Republic of the Congo closely. It explores the history of the conflict, the history of using child soldiers, and the history of Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Furthermore, this work analyzes the phenomenon of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the challenges the current Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration programs are facing and provides recommendations for the Congolese government and for the international actors which are providing the Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration programs for children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The work concludes that through the implementation of new policies on the national...
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Human Trafficking in Latin America
Špinderová, Zuzana ; Makariusová, Radana (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
This diploma thesis examined human trafficking in Latin America focusing on child trafficking in chosen countries and showed the importance of prevention. One major key point is to develop more strategies helping youngsters avoid being trapped in human trafficking. Major role is played by parents and teachers who are in daily contact with young people and can help them to develop their critical thinking. Method used in our research include case study approach, more precisely instrumental case study. Using this method, we try to illustrate the phenomena occurring in selected Latin American countries, namely the problem of child soldiers in Colombia, the criadazgo system in Paraguay, Brazil Baby Affair and the problem of illegal adoptions in Brazil, and last but not least, the issue of child sexual exploitation in Venezuela. Since these countries have different experiences and also their will to deal with the issue is distinct, it is not possible to compare their approaches to the problem. Therefore, based on our observations, we have created common factors that may contribute to increasing human trafficking in the region, as well as focusing on the characteristics of society that lead to the primary use of children and women as the main victims of this criminal activity. The aim of the thesis is to...
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Child Soldiers: Recruitment and Abuse of Children in Armed Conflicts
Karásková, Karolina ; Makariusová, Radana (advisor) ; Ludvík, Zdeněk (referee)
The main aim of this Master's thesis is to analyse how children are recruited and abused as soldiers in armed conflicts, and how international humanitarian law protects their rights. The thesis is divided in two main parts, theoretical and empirical. In theoretical part are introduced the most important documents of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, including international governmental and non-governmental organizations which promote these rights. In empirical part, the author focuses on case studies, namely the case of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the case of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The author was not interested in finding similarities in these two cases, but conversely, to point out on the uniqueness of each case. To precise, the thesis is analysing reasons for the recruitment and abuse of children by the LRA and ISIS, and the legal responsibility of both groups. The author of this thesis chose as a methodology an instrumental case study which is useful for providing a general understanding of a phenomenon by using a particular case. In addition, this methodology is convenient for interpretation of legal documents, and two selected cases serve as instruments for interpreting the recruitment and abuse of children in armed conflicts. The...
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The Child Soldiers in International Law
Kollerová, Alexandra ; Bílková, Veronika (advisor) ; Bayerová, Monika (referee)
Children's rights and protection principles are today's current issue which is becoming increasing public interest. The rigorous thesis, as is already clear from its title, deals with children's rights in international documents. As a goal of the thesis is the analyse of the children status and its protection in areas which are problematic and need a deeper investigation. Specific areas are divided into individual systematic chapters which are interlinked. The special emphasis is put on child soldiers in the world and individual international instruments which are providing the protection of them. The rigorous thesis deals with the relation between international humanitarian law, international conventions and depending on children's rights. The thesis is divided into eight chapters and those are divided into several subsections. The first part of the thesis deals with children participation during the armed conflicts and then who is the children solieders. An important point to be discussed at the beginning of the work is the division of the armed conflict on the international and internal armed conflict. The thesis continues by the analyse of particular international documents dealing with the position of the child and the protection of the children in this documents. The work also deals with the...
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UNICEF and the issue of child soldiers in South Sudan
Hnaníčková, Barbora ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Burešová, Jana (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with child soldiers in South Sudan and activities of the international humanitarian organization UNICEF. The goal of this thesis is to analyze the worsening situation of child soldiers in South Sudan, to evaluate the humanitarian work of UNICEF in solving this issue and to determine if UNICEF uses all its possibilities, or whether its work can be make even more effective.
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The resource war on the Congo-Rwanda boarder
Paggio, Sofie ; Žák, Květoslav (advisor) ; Spirit, Michal (referee)
The thesis is about insurrections in the Democratic republic of the Congo connected with mining of raw materials, focusing on coltan and Kivus provinces. The task of this thesis is to acquaint the reader with the coltan ore, explain the presence of armed groups on the eastern part of the country and summarize the consequences of their actions for civilians.
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