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Colombian Farc rebels to 'stop recruiting minors'
Source: BBC
Colombian Farc rebels to 'stop recruiting minors'
10 February 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), has announced that it will stop recruiting minors.
A negotiator for the rebels at peace talks in Havana, Victoria Sandino, read out a statement saying they would no longer recruit anyone under 18.
The Farc last year said it would stop recruiting children under 17 and discharge those under 15.
The government had said that move did not go far enough.
Human rights groups define any member of a force aged under 18 as a child soldier.
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10 February 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), has announced that it will stop recruiting minors.
A negotiator for the rebels at peace talks in Havana, Victoria Sandino, read out a statement saying they would no longer recruit anyone under 18.
The Farc last year said it would stop recruiting children under 17 and discharge those under 15.
The government had said that move did not go far enough.
Human rights groups define any member of a force aged under 18 as a child soldier.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35544200
