Organizations, Programs and Campaigns

Amnesty International USA - Campaign on Child Soldiers

Human Rights Watch Campaign: Stop the Use of Child Soldiers!

International Rescue Committee - Building a Future for Former Child Soldiers

The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers was formed in June 1998 to advocate for the adoption of, and adherence to, national, regional and international legal standards (including an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child) prohibiting the military recruitment and use in hostilities of any person younger than eighteen years of age; and the recognition and enforcement of this standard by all armed forces and armed groups, both governmental and non-governmental.

U.S. Campaign to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
The campaign encompasses more that 60 national and local organization, including human rights, humanitarian, peace and security, religious, veterans, student, youth, labor, professional and children's groups. The U.S. Campaign is affiliated with the international Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, which encompasses national campaigns or networks in over 40 countries around the world.

Refugees International - Child Soldiers