colombia children and armed conflict in the past

With the aim of gaining a deeper insight into the matter, and promoting the formulation of a public policy for children, the Convenio del Buen Trato, an organization made up by the Antonio Restrepo-Barco and Rafael Pombo Foundations, and El Tiempo Publishing House, organized two symposiums. An estimated 1,900,000 persons were forcibly displaced in Colombia between 19. One child is killed or crippled for life every five days by anti-personnel landmines or explosives left behind. Girls are subjected to sexual abuse and discrimination. They are used as spies, message-bearers or human shields, or are sent on risky missions. As Rafael Santos Calderón points out, at least 6,000 boys and girls have joined the ranks of insurgent or self-defense groups as combatants. Whether as a result of their direct participation as recruits of the illegal armed groups, or simply by being there at the wrong moment, playing in the wrong field, walking the wrong footpath or being members of threatened or displaced families, children account for a vast proportion of the victims to the conflict. The impact of the hostilities on children is one of the most disturbing facets of Colombia's internal armed conflict.

Colombia children and armed conflict in the past