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

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

Mexican media reported that cartels had launched a coordinated effort to recruit former and active Colombian soldiers for ...

Colombia and the region are paying the price for slow implementation of the 2016 peace accord, but a turnaround is still ...

Meanwhile, the recruitment methods have become more sophisticated. In June 2024, the BBC reported how armed groups are using tools such as TikTok to reach youngsters in isolated areas in Colombia.

A report found that around 530 minors were recruited by organised crime groups between 2020 and 2022 for various jobs. Read ...

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday denounced the recent attack on Colombian congressman and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay as an assault on the very pillars of democracy. HRW Americas ...

Colombian Army troops gunned down Wilmar Pazu Rivera, alias “Cholinga,” a leader of the FARC dissidents' Isaías Pardo Bloc ...

Poverty, manipulation, and lenient laws fuel a new generation of Colombian teen assassins for hire Decades after drug lord ...

Malian authorities launched a new recruitment drive for 2,000 peacekeepers to join the national police and 1,000 fire and ...