Almost half the minors recruited by armed groups in 2025 were approached via social media

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The 124-page document, titled “I Thought I Would Never See My Mother Again,” draws on 184 interviews with officials, humanitarian workers, indigenous and community leaders and child protection staffhttps://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/111241/100x80/colo.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" />
Some 44% of children and adolescents recruited by armed groups in Colombia during 2025 were approached through social media or platforms such as TikTok and Facebook, according to data from the Special Jurisdiction for Peace cited in a Human Rights Watch report published on Monday.

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