This article from the Human Rights Watch website brings up
the important issue of the safety of children in conflict over seas. The article claims that the United
States has been careless with their attacks oversees and the reports of their
air attacks killing hundreds of children in Afghanistan since 2008. After criticizing the United State’s
battle tactics, the article went on to share some of the methods the UN shared
with the US in order to try to decrease the number of civilian deaths and to
increase the safety of innocent children.
I am personally very surprised that the US has been so careless with
their attacks. In my eyes, it is
bad enough to kill innocent civilians, but infringing on the safety of children
really steps over the line. I
understand that in certain cases, the killing of bystanders is inevitable, but I
do not support that. Some Afghanistan
civilians are terrified to leave their house because threats of attacks are so prevalent. If one is living in their own country,
they should be free to roam wherever they please without the fear of being
injured or attacked. This is part
of one’s inherent rights, or human rights. The article also discuses Afghan children held in US custody, holding many of them for over a year with inadequate
access to legal assistance, education, or rehabilitation services. I think it
is obvious that the US needs to be able to differentiate between adults and
children. These conditions are not
suitable for children. The UN is currently
working on steering the US in the right direction. Hopefully soon the United States will realize that they are
infringing on human rights and will prohibit child cruelty.
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