Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 - Antigua and Barbuda
| Publisher | Child Soldiers International |
| Publication Date | 2001 |
| Cite as | Child Soldiers International, Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 - Antigua and Barbuda, 2001, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/49880617c.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Mainly covers the period June 1998 to April 2001 as well as including some earlier information.
- Population:
– total: 67,000
– under-18s: 24,000 - Government armed forces:
– active: 150
– reserve: 75 - Compulsory recruitment age: no conscription
- Voluntary recruitment age: unknown
- Child Soldiers: unknown
- Other treaties ratified: CRC;GC/API+II
- It is not known if there are under-18s in Antigua and Barbuda small armed forces due to insufficient information regarding voluntary recruitment age.
GOVERNMENT
National Recruitment Legislation and Practice
In Antigua and Barbuda security forces consist of a police force and a small defence force. The police are generally organised and supervised according to British law enforcement practices.94 There is no conscription into security forces, therefore recruitment is on a voluntary basis only.95 The minimum age for voluntary recruitment is not known.
94 Library of the US Congress op. cit.
95 Radda Barnen (Swedish Save the Children) Website.
