Almost half of FARC fighters entered rebel group as minor: Study
Almost half of the approximately 8,000 fighters in the FARC were recruited by the rebel group as minors, according to a university study on Colombia’s largest guerrilla organization.
Almost half of the approximately 8,000 fighters in the FARC were recruited by the rebel group as minors, according to a university study on Colombia’s largest guerrilla organization.
Rebel group FARC on Saturday said it will recognize members of Colombia’s military who have been the victim of guerrilla war crimes or other violations of international humanitarian law.
Colombian authorities detained the “Torturer of Cordoba”on Friday, a man wanted for 26 years over his participation in killings in northern Colombia ordered by infamous paramilitary leader Fidel Castaño.
Colombia’s largest armed rebel group, the FARC, are using “tree bombs” to attack security forces in Southern Colombia, said local authorities on Monday.
The Colombian FARC rebel group announced that it has handed over three girls under 15 who had been “hiding their age,” and are believed to be spies for the National…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Saturday claimed responsibility for the recent killing of two policemen in the southwest of the country.
Colombia’s State Council on Thursday called for “Timochenko,” the leader of the country’s largest rebel group FARC, to be put before an international court for crimes against humanity.
Members of Colombia’s military accused of war crimes will be eligible for transitional justice in the event that ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC result in a peace deal,…
Colombia’s main rebel group FARC has been accused of systematically recruiting minors in a study of 3000 demobilized child soldiers, reported newspaper El Espectador Monday.