De-Radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Juvenile Militants in Pakistan: A Case Study of Sabaoon
In the wake of a protracted militancy in the Malakand region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the post-2007 military operations in the Swat valley culminated in the soft counter-insurgency approach under the De-Radicalization and Emancipation Programs (DREP). In doing so, Sabaoon was established in 2009 as t...
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In the wake of a protracted militancy in the Malakand region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the post-2007 military operations in the Swat valley culminated in the soft counter-insurgency approach under the De-Radicalization and Emancipation Programs (DREP). In doing so, Sabaoon was established in 2009 as the first de-radicalization initiative in Pakistan and the only program in the world to de-radicalize juvenile militants associated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Furthermore, Saboon focused on reintegrating the juvenile into their communities as productive and valuable citizens. By drawing on primary and secondary data sources, this paper attempts to highlight the push and pull factors that led the children towards militancy, their rehabilitation methods and techniques used at Sabaoon, and the impacts of the rehabilitation program on reintegration into society. The paper argues that the Sabaoon program aimed to promote religious harmony and tolerance by addressing the ideological and social problems that drove the children towards militancy. The study further argues that most reintegrated children are now running their own small businesses, such as auto-mechanic workshops, carpentry, and electronic appliance repair, while some serve in government and non-government institutions. However, the data also suggests a higher recidivism ratio among these juveniles.
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc30d0fb94654d6ca4579ab8c30072432023-09-19T18:47:02ZengCentre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS)NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability2616-44262616-44342022-07-015210.37540/njips.v5i2.124De-Radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Juvenile Militants in Pakistan: A Case Study of SabaoonLateef Hakim Zai Khyber0Shahida Aman1Syed Rashid Ali2Lateef Hakim Zai Khyber is a MPhil scholar at the Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan. Shahida Aman is a Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.Syed Rashid Ali is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan In the wake of a protracted militancy in the Malakand region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the post-2007 military operations in the Swat valley culminated in the soft counter-insurgency approach under the De-Radicalization and Emancipation Programs (DREP). In doing so, Sabaoon was established in 2009 as the first de-radicalization initiative in Pakistan and the only program in the world to de-radicalize juvenile militants associated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Furthermore, Saboon focused on reintegrating the juvenile into their communities as productive and valuable citizens. By drawing on primary and secondary data sources, this paper attempts to highlight the push and pull factors that led the children towards militancy, their rehabilitation methods and techniques used at Sabaoon, and the impacts of the rehabilitation program on reintegration into society. The paper argues that the Sabaoon program aimed to promote religious harmony and tolerance by addressing the ideological and social problems that drove the children towards militancy. The study further argues that most reintegrated children are now running their own small businesses, such as auto-mechanic workshops, carpentry, and electronic appliance repair, while some serve in government and non-government institutions. However, the data also suggests a higher recidivism ratio among these juveniles. https://njips.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njips/article/view/124De-radicalizationrehabilitationreintegrationjuvenile/child militantsSwatPakistan |
| spellingShingle | Lateef Hakim Zai Khyber Shahida Aman Syed Rashid Ali De-Radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Juvenile Militants in Pakistan: A Case Study of Sabaoon NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability De-radicalization rehabilitation reintegration juvenile/child militants Swat Pakistan |
| title | De-Radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Juvenile Militants in Pakistan: A Case Study of Sabaoon |
| title_full | De-Radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Juvenile Militants in Pakistan: A Case Study of Sabaoon |
| title_fullStr | De-Radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Juvenile Militants in Pakistan: A Case Study of Sabaoon |
| title_full_unstemmed | De-Radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Juvenile Militants in Pakistan: A Case Study of Sabaoon |
| title_short | De-Radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Juvenile Militants in Pakistan: A Case Study of Sabaoon |
| title_sort | de radicalization rehabilitation and re integration of juvenile militants in pakistan a case study of sabaoon |
| topic | De-radicalization rehabilitation reintegration juvenile/child militants Swat Pakistan |
| url | https://njips.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njips/article/view/124 |
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