Human Rights Watch has documented the increasing recruitment of children by Iranian security forces for paramilitary and security roles amid rising regional tensions. These efforts, primarily facilitated through the Basij paramilitary force, involve training minors for responsibilities such as crowd control and staffing security checkpoints. These actions raise significant international legal concerns, as they appear to violate global standards regarding the involvement of children in armed conflicts and security operations. Human rights advocates are calling for an immediate end to these practices to protect the safety of minors.
- Human Rights Watch reports that Iranian authorities are utilizing children for various security and paramilitary tasks.
- The recruitment is largely conducted through the Basij, a paramilitary group affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Minors are reportedly trained for roles including riot control, managing checkpoints, and monitoring public spaces.
- The recruitment process frequently targets schools and local religious organizations to identify potential candidates.
- International organizations state that these practices violate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international legal frameworks.
- The surge in mobilization occurs alongside heightened military tensions and increased domestic security measures within the country.
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IRAN HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF
At or near military sites? You have killed 200+ children already in this illegal war that you conducted.
Is the killing of children by the US and Israel a war crime? Talk about Gaza
Considering how indiscriminately Israel has m0rd0red women and children in Gaza…they may have a better chance armed.
Still sad. But ask Israel first about war crimes.
This comes as Iran faces continued strikes from the US and Israel. Is child recruitment a sign of pressure, or a longer-standing strategy?
OK DW have so much information about this war and about war crimes. i'm just laughing:) !!!!!!
I did not know other countries do this. Humanity needs intervention and education. Children need protection and safety and people who don't know that need to be educated about the damage they're doing. Heartbreaking, shocking news.
Okay. What role do you think the Boy Scouts played in WWI & II?
Trump and Netanyahu is a Complete War Criminal
how many kids were killed in gaza what was germany reaction?
But DW you made a video about Ukrainians doing the same thing and how patriotic it is
Ukraine using children = patriotic
Iran using children = warcrime
😂😂😂
Iran using kids for war😂😂
We have our propoganda (DW) just like Russia has it's own 😅
Talk about Israel killing kids
Any video proof?
Is there what we call human right the hypocrsy level of western is this why arent they not talking abouth the kids who are butchered in gaza the last 2years till now
Sure… 😂😆😅🤣👌
If the Iranians send their kids to school will they be safe there?
🇺🇸already killing iranian children, they made them combatants
And what about kids killed in Minab, Iran? So it wasn't a war crime to be sure?