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| Title | Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 - Bahrain |
| Publisher | Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Publication Date | 2001 |
| Cite as | Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 - Bahrain, 2001, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49880613c.html [accessed 29 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 - Bahrain
THE STATE OF BAHRAIN
Mainly covers the period June 1998 to April 2001 as well as including some earlier information.
- Population:
– total: 606,000
– under-18s: 214,000 - Government armed forces:
– active: 11,000
– paramilitary: 10,150 - Compulsory recruitment age: no conscription
- Voluntary recruitment age: 18
- Voting age (government elections): unknown
- Child soldiers: none indicated
- CRC-OP-CAC: not signed
- Other treaties ratified: CRC; GC/API+II; ICC
- There are no indications of under-18s in government armed forces.
GOVERNMENT
National Recruitment Legislation and Practice
The Constitution of Bahrain states in article 30, "Military service is an honour for the citizens and regulated by law."177 Conscription has never existed in Bahrain since its independence in 1971, nor is it likely to be introduced in the future. The minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the Bahrain Armed Forces is 18."178
177 Bahrain's Constitution, www.uni-wuerzburg.de/law/ba.
178 UN Commission on Human Rights 1992, Report of the Secretary-General prepared pursuant to Commission resolution 1991/65, United Nations, Geneva.
Topics: Child soldiers, Military service,
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