As Colombia Votes on Peace, Child Soldiers Struggle to Adapt
As Colombia Votes on Peace, Child Soldiers Struggle to Adapt
By
Rachelle Krygier
For Colombia's young combatants, the end of one war can mean the beginning of another.
They may call themselves the “generation of peace,” but young Colombians are actually among those least likely to support their government’s recent peace agreement with FARC rebels, which will be put to a plebiscite vote on October 2. Part of the reason, observers say, is that many young Colombians have not...
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