Petition · past parliament
To deter the use of child soldiers in less privileged countries.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
We want action against the use of child soldiers as they are being declined of their basic human rights. They are too young of age to stand up for themselves. This affects them as they have to carry out dangerous tasks; being taken away & taking drugs which affects their mental and physical health.
Many girls are also child soldiers, even though many believe that it is only boys. These girls get tortured and raped by several men, also by the boys who are child soldiers but get forced to do this. This is ruining the whole childhood of a child who deserves to be safe, have education and they have the right to live a normal life.
War violates every right of a child – the right to life, the right to be with family and nurtured and respected”. (Grace Machel, UN, 1996)
War violates every right of a child – the right to life, the right to be with family and nurtured and respected”. (Grace Machel, UN, 1996)
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 4 Oct 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Oct 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.