The Red Hand Campaign

One million red hands against the use of children in wars

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child it has been forbidden to use children as soldiers since 12th February 2002*. Unfortunately, the number of child soldiers has hardly changed since then. There are still 250,000 children used in the wars of the adults.

Children and teenagers have initiated the Red Hand Campaign and appeal to old and young to participate. Send your message on a sheet of paper including your name and your town to the UN politicians. As an expression of your protest, place your hand print with red finger paint on it! [...]

*a.k.a. Red Hand Day [today]
[image & text taken from here]

I believe that the practice of Children Soldiers is one of the most infamous & abominable schemes in the world to-day! [below: Palestinian children protesting against the Israeli ban - Reuters]