In Colombia’s armed conflict, more than 11,000 child combatants fight for guerrilla and paramilitary groups, and account for one-fourth of the groups’ armed forces. The Colombian government took new steps toward ending the use of child combatants on September 18, the day Human Rights Watch released the first comprehensive report on the issue in Bogotá.
Colombia: Stopping Use of Child Combatants
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