Colombia News News Colombia » Social: Colombia’s armed groups recruit children and train them in drone warfare, rights group says
News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/colombia-child-recruits-drones-rebels-gangs-05d3480258b8de5ee74f2b7efa1a77c4
Published on: Monday 24 August 2026
A new Human Rights Watch report says drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children for dangerous tasks, including piloting drones carrying explosives.
News Colombia » Social: Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do more
News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/rebels-colombia-recruiting-youth-social-145542307.html
Published on: Wednesday 30 April 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content, the United ...
News Colombia » Social: Desperate after earthquake, Colombia nuns turn to social media to ask for help
News channel or source: https://www.ncronline.org/ministry/desperate-after-earthquake-colombia-nuns-turn-social-media-ask-help
Published on: Wednesday 26 August 2026
After a deadly earthquake left convents and ministry in ruins, women religious in Colombia make pleas for aid on social media.
News Colombia » Social: Colombia: Armed Groups Expand Child Recruitment
News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/24/colombia-armed-groups-expand-child-recruitment
Published on: Sunday 23 August 2026
Child recruitment by armed groups has risen sharply in Colombia in recent years; exploiting poverty, social exclusion, and lack of education to lure children with promises of money, power, and ...