http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/BanChildSoldiers/ Worldwide, more than half a million children under-18 have been recruited into government armed forces, paramilitaries, civil militia and a wide variety of non-state armed groups in more than 85 countries. At any one time, more than 300,000 of these children are actively fighting as soldiers with government armed forces or armed political groups. Often recruited or abducted to join armies, many of these children - some younger than 10 years old - have witnessed or taken part in acts of unbelievable violence, often against their own families or communities.They are abused and they suffer both physically and mentally Sign this petition to ban the use of child soldiers Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:1:06 CDT en-us 3 http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/BanChildSoldiers/#sig5332420 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/BanChildSoldiers/#sig3343274 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST