Children in armed conflict

Abstract

The study describes the experience of children in armed conflict in Peru. Some were directly involved in the conflict from the columns of the Peruvian Communist Party "SenderoLuminoso" (PCP-SL) and the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). Other children were recruited into the armed forces. The integrated third Civil Defence Committees (CAD). Children who were not involved in the above groups were victims of different crimes and their rights were violated. Currently, the so-called Militarized Communist Party of Peru still have minors in their columns.