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 ...

The violence and forced recruitment of minors by illegal armed groups in Colombia have reached alarming levels. According to ...

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

(Washington, DC) – Armed groups fighting over parts ... Interviewees also alleged forced recruitment, including of children. The Colombian government had been conducting peace talks with the ...

As the armed groups have sought foot soldiers to advance their quest for territory, the rate of child recruitment in Colombia has reached its highest point in more than a decade. Between 2021 and 2024 ...

A 15-year-old has been charged with attempted murder following an assassination attempt on Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe. The attack has raised alarms about security and the ...

Colombian mercenaries are being lured to Mexico to fight for powerful drug trafficking groups such as the Jalisco New ...

A Colombian armed group comprised of ex-guerrillas who rejected a 2016 peace deal, claimed responsibility Friday for a wave ...

Fighters from armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to glorify ... Although not all the videos actively offer jobs, there are hundreds showing off what they portray as a slice of life inside ...

The Awa of Colombia are an Indigenous people ... Against invasion, discrimination, armed groups, forced recruitment and displacement, acculturation," said Olivio Bisbicus, one of the leaders ...

The recruitment of children has become ... try to fill a power vacuum left by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the guerrilla group that made peace with the government in 2016.