According to the Colombian Ombudsman's Office, 409 children and teenagers were recruited by armed groups in 2024.

In this investigation about the recruitment of minors in Colombia by criminal groups and insurgents, InSight Crime interviewed dozens of former child soldiers, community leaders, activisits and ...

committed during Colombia’s armed conflict. “Macro-case” 07 before the JEP is focused on child recruitment and involves 9,854 victims, including 8,903 who belong to five indigenous ...

The categories listed above are all laid by the United Nations Security Council in its mechanisms to prevent child recruitment. But Colombia must also deal with forced displacement and refugees. Based ...

Colombia’s family welfare institute (ICBF ... The ICBF report indicated that the practice of child recruitment is particularly problematic in areas where multiple groups vie for control over territory ...

Child recruitment has been a constant in Colombia’s armed conflict and organized crime; both illegal armed groups and urban gangs take advantage of children’s lack of opportunity or problems at home ...

Colombia's child welfare agency (ICBF) has documented 1,166 cases of child recruitment since 2016, but Crisis Group said in the report that figure was also likely an undercount. The ICBF said in ...

The FARC rebels of Colombia have announced they are to end the recruitment of child soldiers – a declaration made amid peace talks with the government aimed at ending a five-decade civil war.

The FARC rebels of Colombia have announced they are to end the recruitment of child soldiers – a declaration made amid peace talks with the government aimed at ending a five-decade civil war.