In 2002 Amnesty International succeeeded in having an 'Option Protocol' added to the Child human Rights Act in the Un. This protocol raised the age at which states can legally recruit children's into the armed forces to 18. what was the legal age under
In 2002 Amnesty International succeeeded in having an 'Option Protocol' added to the Child human Rights Act in the Un. This protocol raised the age at which states can legally recruit children's into the armed forces to 18. what was the legal age under
Explanation
Before the Optional Protocol was added to the Child Rights Act in 2002,
The legal age for recruiting children into the armed forces was 15 years old.
The Optional Protocol raised the age to 18 years old
The Optional Protocol was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on May 25, 2000,
And entered into force on February 12, 2002.