Colombia’s war crime tribunal indicts former FARC chiefs over child recruitment
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP indicted six former FARC commanders for crimes committed...
Tag: child recruitment
Major surge in child recruitment in southwest Colombia: report
The recruitment of minors by illegal armed groups went up significantly in the first half of the...
Colombia failing millions of children affected by war: report
The Colombian state is failing the millions of children who have been affected by the...
Colombia’s dissident rebels continue recruiting child soldiers: Inspector General
Colombia’s Inspector General denounced dissident rebel groups, who have rejected the...
Santos condemns use of children in armed conflict, doesn’t mention FARC
In the aftermath of an incident involving the death of two children who were allegedly killed...
Sports being used to prevent recruitment of child soldiers in Colombia
In Colombia, government and social organizations alike are turning to the enduring draw of sports...
Military captures minors in raid against FARC
The Colombian military on Monday captured eight minors from the ranks of the FARC in the northwest department of Antioquia. The operation, which took place in the municipality of El Bagre about 250 miles northeast of Medellin,...
46 cases of child recruitment in Colombia in 2013: Ombudsman
Colombia’s Ombudsman said Wednesday there were 46 cases of child recruitment on the behalf of illegal armed groups during 2013, adding to the total of 4,935 cases since 1999. Ombudsman Jorge Armando Otalora Gomez asked...
Colombian army accuses FARC of child recruitment
The Colombian army accused leftist guerrilla group, the FARC, of “using children” in dangerous combat situations, according to Colombia’s W Radio. The evidence came in the form of a video, supposedly showing a...
Colombia enacts child soldier prevention strategy
The Colombian government completed the first phase of a new strategy Thursday to prevent the recruitment of children by illegal armed forces. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon along with senior military and police officials...
Between 8,000 and 11,000 children forcibly recruited by illegal armed groups
Between “8,000 and 11,000 children have been forcibly recruited” to take part in one of Colombia’s armed groups, the country’s ombudsman said Wednesday. Civilian organizations and the Ombudsman’s...
‘FARC recruits minors in Panama’
Colombian rebel group FARC have recruited at least 60 minors from Panama, one of the alleged recruits said on Panamian television. In an interview with Panamian television network TVN, the boy said he had been recruited from the...
