Britain’s Child Soldiers

Britain’s Child Soldiers

Catch 16-22: Recruitment and retention of minors in the British armed forces

We think of child soldiers as being a  problem in places like the Congo. But “child soldiers” include all those under the age of 18. And under those terms we enlist them in Britain too. This report by the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers highlights all too clearly another area for antiwar campaigners to inform themselves on.