The mass killing of social leaders continued in 2022 despite government efforts to increase their protection and reduce violence in general. According to think tank Indepaz, 189 community leaders and…
An alleged plot to kill the frontrunner in Colombia’s election race highlighted the government’s failing security policy to combat intensified paramilitary violence. Opposition Senator Gustavo Petro canceled his campaign rallies…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court is investigating whether the government of President Ivan Duque is responsible for the mass killing of community leaders and rights defenders. The high court on Monday summoned…
Southwest Colombia was the world’s most dangerous place for environmental activists in 2020, based on data revealed by human rights NGO Global Witness. According to the NGO’s annual report on…
A student leader and reporter was assassinated in southwest Colombia on Monday, months after exposing violent police repression of protests that cost him an eye. According to local media, Esteban…
Many in Colombia are mourning the death of rapper and black rights activist Junior Jein who was assassinated in Cali on Sunday. Jein’s assassination dropped a proverbial bomb in Colombia’s…
Human Rights Watch slammed Colombia’s government on Wednesday for failing to act against deadly violence that has killed more than 420 human rights defenders since 2016. In a report, the…
Conflict experts fear that 2021 could become a grim year for Colombia, where political campaigning will begin after a terrifying surge in massacres and assassinations. Last year saw the highest…
Massacres more than tripled in Colombia this year as corruption is corroding the government’s capacity to govern. Conflict monitor Indepaz said Monday it has registered 83 mass killings of more…