More than 460 minors were recruited in 2024 in Colombia by armed groups

The Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia revealed that the majority of cases occurred in the department of Cauca, where 325 recruitments of minors were registered. The Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia reported on Wednesday that at least 463 minors were victims of forced recruitment during 2024 by illegal armed groups in the South American country. READ ALSO: Security and humanitarian crisis in Catatumbo enters the second month The Colombian agency…

At least 463 minors were recruited last year by illegal armed groups in Colombia, a figure that “does not correspond to the totality of the cases” that occurred because the “sub-register is high”, reported the Ombudsman’s Office on Wednesday. That body detailed that of the total number of children and adolescents recruited in 2024 in Colombia, 230 belong to indigenous communities and 30 are Afro-Colombian, while 136 are not recognized in any eth…