Edgar Cherubini Lecuna

Edgar Cherubini Lecuna

Nationality
Venezuelan
Title of the article
Children of war
Name of media
Analítica
Country
Venezuela

Edgar Cherubini Lecuna is a journalist who specialized in investigation journalism in 1972. He writes for El National, El Universal, El Tiempo, Economía Hoy, El Siglo y Venezuela Analítica. He made special reports for the BBC in London, ABC, VTV, TVE TVE España,Cousteau Society y Venevisión on political, historical, social, and cultural matters in Venezuela and Latin America. He is also the author of several books.

The article describes the dramatic situation of children and teenagers fighting in rebel groups in Colombia. It denounces the forced recruitment of these chidren and the deprivation of their rights to life, liberty, education, andhealth, as well as their right to live with their family and to be protected from exploitation and sexual abuse. It also analyses the causes and the present situation of the conflict in Colombia.

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