A Cri Du Coeur for an Arms Trade Treaty
Like most young boys, I read Shakespeare, played soccer and went swimming in the river. I dreamt of growing up to be an economist in my home country of Sierra Leone. In my wildest dreams I never imagined that I would become a child soldier at the age of 13, learning to embrace violence to survive, mastering the skills of how to kill men, women and children with weapons such as AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades, Uzi’s and M16s. Yet, that was what happened.
I was a young boy when the war reached me. At the time it was evident that I had no other choice but to take part in the fighting because that guaranteed living for a few more hours, another day, or even weeks.… Seguir leyendo »