My research is centred on the examination of human rights concerns within conflict zones, with a particular focus on the issue of child soldiers. In addition to this topic, I am also interested in a broader range of human rights issues within the conflict zone context, including the issues of refugees, sexual violence and massacre. Furthermore, I am interested in the strategic choices made by rebel forces, international security, international law and institutions.

 

Limited research has been conducted on the reasons why civilians are victimised during armed conflicts, despite the ongoing human rights violations in conflict zones. Rebel groups are committing an increasing number of human rights violations. However, the reasons behind their violence against civilians have not been fully developed. This research project aims to contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of rebel violence during armed conflict by examining when and how rebel groups are likely to commit human rights violations, and what types of human rights violations they are likely to commit. In addition, this research is important because research on human rights violations in conflict zones can contribute not only to the protection of humanitarian violations in conflict zones, but also to examine broader and more detailed studies of conflict research, such as conflict resolution and conflict management, and to understand why people use violence against others and even why armed conflicts occur.