APPENDIX: Log of Human Rights Watch Interviews of Former Child Combatants

Note: Pseudonyms listed in bold refer to girls.

	Pseudonym	Age (Entry)	Armed Group	Age (Int.)	School	Entry	Served	In combat	Serious Injuries		Exit
1	Bernardo	6-7 years	AUC	17 years	None	Voluntary	8 years	Many times	Shot		Deserted
2	Jon Freddy	6 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 1	Voluntary	8 years	Many times	Beaten		Captured
3	Brandon	7 years	FARC-EP	12 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	5 years
4	Peter	7 years	FARC-EP/ UC-ELN	15 years		Voluntary	18 months	Several times	No
5	Juana	7 years	FARC-EP	12 years	None	Voluntary	5 years	1+ times
6	Pedro	8 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	7 years	18+ times
7	Uriel	8 years	AUC	14 years		Voluntary	6 years	30 times			Captured
8	Flor	8 years	FARC-EP	14 years	Grade 2	Voluntary	4.5 years	3 times			Deserted
9	Dagoberto	9 years	FARC-EP	17 years	None	Voluntary	7 years	100+ times	Shot		Captured
10	Mauricio	11 years	FARC-EP	17 years	None	Voluntary	5 years	Many times	Yes		Captured
11	León	11 years	FARC-EP	17 years		Voluntary	4 or 5 years	Many times			Captured
12	Andrea	11 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 3	Voluntary	4 years		Forced abortion		Deserted
13	Osvaldo	12 years	FARC-EP	14 years	None	Voluntary	2 years	5 times	Shot		Captured
14	José Antonio	12 years	FARC-EP	13 years		Pressured	Never	No			Deserted
15	Cristián	12 years	AUC	17 years	Grade 1	Voluntary	3 years	Several times			Captured
16	Alberto	12 years	FARC-EP	14 years	Grade 5	Forced	Over 1 year	3 times			Captured
17	Mariluz	12 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	2.5 years	Several times			Deserted
18	Laidy	12 years	AUC	14 years	Grade 6	Voluntary	2 years	Many times			Captured
19	Tancredo	12 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 8	Voluntary	5 years	30 times			Captured
20	Percy	12 years	FARC-EP militia	14 years		Voluntary					Deserted
21	Angela	12 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 4	Voluntary	4 years	Many times	Shot		Captured
22	Estéban	12 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 6	Voluntary	4 years	8 times			Deserted
23	Ramón	12 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 2	Voluntary	3 years	Many times	Shot in leg, beaten		Captured
24	Diego	12 years	FARC-EP	16 years		Voluntary	3 years	Many times			Captured
25	Héctor	12 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 2	Voluntary	4 years	3 times			Captured
26	Raúl	12 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 2	Voluntary	3 years	Many times	Shot		Captured
27	Óscar	12 years	AUC	15 years	Grade 3	Voluntary	2 years	Many times			Captured
28	Marilín	12 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 7	Voluntary	2 years	Never			Deserted
29	Adriana	12 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 1	Pressured		Shot			Captured
30	Darío	12 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 4	Voluntary	15 months	3 times			Captured
31	María Claudia	12 years	UC-ELN	16 years	Grade 4	Forced	2 years	~10 times			Deserted
32	Leonardo	12 years	FARC-EP	16 years		Voluntary	3 years	Many times			Deserted
33	Marcos	13.5 years	FARC-EP	18 years		Voluntary	4 years	1 time	Shot		Deserted
34	Máximo	13-14 years	FARC-EP	14 years	Grade 8	Voluntary	2 months			Permission
35	Rogelio	13-14 years	FARC-EP militia	15 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	5 months	Never	No		Deserted
36	Nelson	13-14 years	FARC-EP	16 years		Voluntary	2 years	4 times	No		Captured
37	Fernando	13-14 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 8		11 months
38	Ignacio	13 years	UC-ELN/ FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 4	Voluntary	6+6 months	8 times			Captured
39	William	13 years	UC-ELN	14 years		Voluntary	1 year	Several times			Captured
40	Dani	13 years	unclear	16 years	Grade 5	unclear	unclear
41	Milton	13 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 6	Voluntary	2 years	5 times			Captured
42	Jenny	13 years	UC-ELN	14 years	Grade 6	Forced	1 month	Never	No		Deserted
43	Juan Pedro	13 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	2 years	1+ times	No		Deserted
	Pseudonym	Age (Entry)	Armed Group	Age (Int.)	School	Entry	Served	In combat	Serious Injuries		Exit
44	Humberto	13 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 3	Voluntary	~2 years				Deserted
45	Elizabeth	13 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 3	Voluntary	2 years	3 times			Deserted
46	Betty	13 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 3	Voluntary	1.5 years	1+ times			Captured
47	Rafael	13 years	UC-ELN	17 years		Voluntary	3 years	Many times			Deserted
48	Lenny	13 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	2 years	A few times			Deserted
49	Carolina	13 years	FARC-EP	18 years	Grade 4	Voluntary					Captured
50	Yelva	13 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 6	Voluntary	1.5-2 years	3 times			Captured
51	Marianela	13 years	FARC-EP	18 years	Grade 7	Voluntary	4 years	Several times			Deserted
52	Mayda	13 years	FARC-EP	14 years	Grade 5	Forced
53	Carmela	13 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 6	Voluntary	15 months	4 times
54	Adolfo	13 years	AUC	17 years		Voluntary	3.6 years	Many times			Captured
55	Victor	13 years	UC-ELN	16 years			1 year		Mine injuries		Hospital
56	Rosita	13 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 4	Voluntary	1.5 years	2 times			Captured
57	Teddy	13 years	UC-ELN	18 years			4 years
58	Xaviera	14 years	UC-ELN	16 years		Forced	1.5 years	Several times	Shot		Deserted
59	Wilson	14 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 7	Voluntary	2.5 years	~20 times	Burned by shrapnel		Captured
60	Jónatan	14 years	AUC	17 years	Grade 1	Voluntary	1.5 years				Captured
61	Juan Carlos	14 years	AUC	16 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	10 months	~18 times	Shot (arm), shrapnel		Captured
62	Johana	14 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 7	Forced	6 months	Never	No		Deserted
63	Rodrigo	14 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	2 years	Several times			Deserted
64	Leonel	14 years	AUC	15 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	4 months	Never			Captured
65	Marta	14 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 4	Voluntary	3 years	5 times	Shot		Captured
66	Vicente	14 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 8	Voluntary	1-2 years				Deserted
67	Joseph	14 years	FARC-EP	15 years	Grade 6	Voluntary	10 months	Never			Captured
68	Jorge	14 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 3	Voluntary	1 year				Deserted
69	Giovanni	14 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 7	Voluntary		3 times			Captured
70	Andalecio	14 years	UC-ELN	16 years		Voluntary	2 years	21 times			Captured
71	Luisa	14 years	FARC-EP	16 years	None	Voluntary	1 year	1+ times			Deserted
72	Candelaria	14 years	UC-ELN	17 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	2 years	1+ times			Deserted
73	Severo	14 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 6	Voluntary	3 years	30 times	No		Captured
74	Orlando	14 years	FARC-EP	16 years		Voluntary	1+ year				Captured
75	Daniela	14 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 10	Voluntary	2 years	1 time			Deserted
76	César	14 years	FARC-EP	16 years		Voluntary	2 years				Captured
77	Jaime	15-16 years	UC-ELN militia	17 years		Voluntary	18 months	1 time	No		Captured
78	Patrick	15-16 years	FARC-EP	16 years		Voluntary	6 months	2 times	No		Deserted
79	Jesús	15-16 years	AUC	16 years		Voluntary	2 days	Never	No		Captured
80	Margarita	15-16 years	UC-ELN	16 years	Grade 7	Forced	1 year				Captured
81	Jhony	15-16 years	UC-ELN	15 years	Grade 5	Forced	2 months	Never	No		Captured
82	Carlos	15 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 1	Voluntary	3 years	Several times			Deserted
83	Jessica	15 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 9	Voluntary	1.5 years	4 times			Captured
84	Wilmer	15 years	UC-ELN militia	17 years	Grade 4	Voluntary	2 years		No		Captured
85	Arlette	15 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 7	Forced	5 months	Never			Deserted
86	Genaro	15 years	ERP	17 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	6 months	1 time			Deserted
	Pseudonym	Age (Entry)	Armed Group	Age (Int.)	School	Entry	Served	In combat	Serious Injuries		Exit
87	Jon	15 years	FARC-EP, Militia	16 years	Grade 1	Voluntary	5 months	Never	No		Deserted
88	Eréndira	15 years	UC-ELN	16 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	1 year				Captured
89	Edgar	15 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 9	Voluntary	2 years	5 times			Deserted
90	Ómar	15 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	1 year	Several times			Deserted
91	Ramiro	15 years	FARC-EP	17 years		Voluntary	18 months		Bomb injury		Deserted
92	Lucy	15 years	FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 8	Voluntary	8 months	Never			Captured
93	Julio	15 years	UC-ELN	17 years	Grade 3	Voluntary	20 months	4 times			Deserted
94	Giovana	15 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 9	Voluntary	5 months	Never	No		Deserted
95	Otto	16-17 years	FARC-EP militia	17 years	Grade 4	Voluntary	2 months	Never	No		Deserted
96	Soria	16 years	UC-ELN	16 years	Grade 3	Forced	2 months		Raped		Deserted
97	Saúl	16 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 3	Voluntary	3 months	Never			Deserted
98	Efraín	16 years	FARC-EP militia	16 years	Grade 5		2 months	Never	No		Captured
99	Fabio	16 years	FARC-EP(brief)/AUC	17 years	Grade 6	Voluntary	1 year	3 times			Deserted
100	Rodolfo	16 years	UC-ELN militia	17 years	Grade 3	Voluntary	3 months	Never	No		Captured
101	Angelica	16 years	FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	6 months	Never			Captured
102	Bronson	16 years	UC-ELN	18 years	Grade 7	Voluntary	1 year	1+ times			Captured
103	Juan José	17-18 years	FARC-EP	18 years	Grade 5	Forced	3 months	Never	No		Deserted
104	Francisco	17 years	AUC	17 years	Grade 4	Voluntary	5 months	Never	No		Deserted
105	Rigoberto	17 years	AUC	18 years	Grade 5	Voluntary	2 days	Never	No		Captured
106	Jon Jairo		FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 6	Voluntary					Deserted
107	Gilberto		FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 3	Forced	1 year	Several times
108	Zenón		FARC-EP	16 years	Grade 2	Forced	Months				Deserted
109	Mario		FARC-EP	15 years	None
110	Elías		FARC-EP	17 years		Voluntary		1 time			Deserted
111	Danilo		FARC-EP	17 years	Grade 11	Voluntary			No		Captured
112	James		FARC-EP	17 years			1 month				Deserted

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