The colombian state against illegal recruitment from 2005 to 2013

The high number of children recruited by illegal armed groups in Colombia makesit necessary to devise effective public policies that protect prevalently for the protectionof human rights of children and adolescents, as mandated by the Constitutionbecause what can be concluded from the documentary re...

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Autor Principal: Romero Rodríguez, Gloria Ines
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: spa
Publicado: Universidad Santo Tomás, Bogotá-Colombia 2015
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.usta.edu.co/index.php/iusta/article/view/2455
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Sumario: The high number of children recruited by illegal armed groups in Colombia makesit necessary to devise effective public policies that protect prevalently for the protectionof human rights of children and adolescents, as mandated by the Constitutionbecause what can be concluded from the documentary research conducted in thisinvestigation, which was taken as study period the years 2005 to 2013, being theperiod of the current Code of Criminal Procedure that exists about the persecutioncrime of illegal recruitment; It is that state actions concerning the issue have notbeen effective enough to separate minors from illegal armed groups operating inColombia. Nor they have been reflected in a suitable treatment to juvenile offenders,resulting in the increasing use of children in criminal activities, a trend that hasbeen diminished in recent years due to the initiation of the current peace processthat is taking place between the national government and the main rebel groupoperating in the country.Keywords: human rights, minors, illegal recruitment, childrights, public policy.