OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT — Rwanda law | Esheria

OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT

States Parties must take feasible measures to keep armed-forces members under 18 from taking direct part in hostilities.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
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States Parties must take feasible measures to keep armed-forces members under 18 from taking direct part in hostilities. States Parties must ensure that people under 18 are not compulsorily recruited into their armed forces. States Parties must raise the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into their armed forces and file a binding declaration on entry into the Protocol. Armed groups must not recruit or use people under 18 in hostilities, and States Parties must take feasible measures to stop and criminalize that conduct. This provision says the Protocol must not be read to block stronger laws or international rules that better protect children’s rights.