This submission contains Child Soldiers International’s comments on the draft General Comment on Child Rights and the Business Sector to the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
In its comments, Child Soldiers International highlights two issues: the obligation of states to prohibit and prevent arms manufacturers and traders from selling or transferring arms and ammunition to countries where children are known to be, or are at risk of being, unlawfully recruited or used in hostilities; the obligation of states to ensure that private military and security companies (PMSCs) do not recruit children or use them in hostilities.