The colombian state against illegal recruitment from 2005 to 2013

• Main Author: Gloria Ines Romero Rodríguez
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Santo Tomás 2015-12-01
• Series: Revista IUSTA
• Subjects: derechos humanos, menores de edad, reclutamiento ilícito, derechos de los niños, políticas públicas.
• Online Access: https://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/iusta/article/view/2455

The high number of children recruited by illegal armed groups in Colombia makes it necessary to devise effective public policies that protect prevalently for the protection of human rights of children and adolescents, as mandated by the Constitution because what can be concluded from the documentary research conducted in this investigation, which was taken as study period the years 2005 to 2013, being the period of the current Code of Criminal Procedure that exists about the persecution crime of illegal recruitment; It is that state actions concerning the issue have not been effective enough to separate minors from illegal armed groups operating in Colombia. 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 has been diminished in recent years due to the initiation of the current peace process that is taking place between the national government and the main rebel group operating in the country.Keywords: human rights, minors, illegal recruitment, child rights, public policy.