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Trial for the recruitment of child soldiers in Colombia. Photo: Judge Lily Rueda of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) announces the indictment of former FARC leaders.
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FARC leadership accused of war crimes over child soldiers

The phenomenon of child soldiers was historically a less visible crime to Colombians than kidnapping. It is now at the centre of the second indictment by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) against the leadership of former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. And it took a couple of hours after the JEP's announcement for the […]
By Andrés Bermúdez Liévano (our correspondent in Colombia)
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