Guy Kitwe Mulunda
SAVE CONGO and IRCT.
Torture. 2009;19(2):137-44.
This article sets medico legal light on torture of three former child soldiers by comparing torture methods, consequences of torture and medical observations. It is focused on these child soldiers as representatives of the many abuses of children as soldiers in armed groups. The three persons were child soldiers during 12 years in The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as members of three different armed groups. They were exposed to armed conflict events, experienced torture, and participated in atrocities, sexual abuse and traditional rituals during their role in armed conflict. They were psychologically distressed with unhealthy physical and mental states. The principles for working with child soldiers are described. The model addresses basic items: The confluence of the dimensions of the items will determine the specifics of medico legal evidence of torture in child soldiers, taking into consideration inputs that are required at the macro, community and individual levels. A primary goal is to prevent violence from occurring in child soldiers. Thus, much more deliberate effort is made to address the underlying causes of recruitment of children in armed groups in DRC and to invest more resources in conflict resolution before there is an outbreak of violence. Peace education tends to be introduced too late and does little to alleviate the use of children in armed conflict in DRC.
本文通过比较酷刑手段、酷刑后果及医学观察结果，对三名前儿童兵遭受的酷刑进行了法医学剖析。本文聚焦于这三名儿童兵，他们是武装组织中儿童兵遭受诸多虐待情况的代表。这三人在刚果民主共和国作为三个不同武装组织的成员当了12年儿童兵。他们经历了武装冲突事件，遭受过酷刑，在参与武装冲突期间还犯下暴行、遭受性虐待并参与传统仪式。他们心理痛苦，身心健康状况不佳。文中描述了与儿童兵打交道的原则。该模式涉及基本事项：这些事项各维度的交汇将决定儿童兵酷刑法医学证据的具体情况，同时考虑到宏观、社区和个人层面所需的信息。一个主要目标是防止儿童兵遭受暴力。因此，要更加刻意地努力解决刚果民主共和国武装组织招募儿童的根本原因，并在暴力爆发前投入更多资源用于解决冲突。和平教育往往引入得太晚，对缓解刚果民主共和国武装冲突中儿童兵的使用情况作用不大。
