In 2024, armed groups in Colombia forcibly recruited 533 children and adolescents - Latino-News - The Hispanic Newspaper

8 April 2025 – Bogotá – EFE. In 2024, at least 533 minors were forcibly recruited in Colombia, mainly because of FARC dissent, according to the Ombudsman’s Office. Most of the minors recruited were indigenous, with 267 cases of this ethnic group. The report indicated that 323 of the children and adolescents recruited were male, while 210 were female. The Ombudsman’s Office also provided details on the ethnic origin of the minors recruited. Of th…

The Human Rights entity detailed that in the convulsive department of Cauca, in southwestern Colombia

The Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia reported that at least 533 children were forcibly recruited in the country during 2024, most of them indigenous. According to information published by the agency, 323 of those recruited were boys and 210 girls, and more than half of the total, 267, belong to ... The post More than 500 Children Recruited Forced in Colombia in 2024, The majority of them Indigenous appeared first on ::Tolima Online::.

The Office of the Ombudsman reported that January and March were the two periods of highest enrolment

In Colombia, youth under pressure from guerrillas

Colombian armed groups are recruiting more and more minors in order to control new territories. Three-quarters of the cases are concentrated in Cauca, located in the southwest of the country.