Parliamentarians back armed forces recruitment age increase
Committee reccomends end to recruitment of under-18s
For several years Quakers, with others, have campaigned against the recruitment of children into our armed forces, and expressed concern about the terms of their enlistment. November’s ‘Children’s Rights’ report by the parliamentary all-party joint committee on human rights (JCHR) concurs.
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