Colombia: More Than 45 Social Leaders Killed in De la Espriella's First 100 Days in Office - teleSUR English
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Human Rights and Conflicts Observatory published a report covering from 7 August to 15 November 2026, highlighting the ongoing violence in several areas of the country.

Colombia registered 45 assassinations of social leaders and human rights defenders, eight homicides of signatories of the peace agreement, and 26 massacres during the first hundred days of the presidency of Abelardo de la Espriella, according to a report published this Sunday by the NGO Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz).

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The report, prepared by the organization’s Observatory of Human Rights and Conflicts, compiles the events that occurred between August 7 and November 15, 2026, and warns of the persistence of violence against the civilian population in different regions of the country.

100 DÍAS: EL COSTO HUMANO DE LA VIOLENCIA
7 de agosto – 15 de noviembre de 2026
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Of the 45 social leaders assassinated, 36 were men and nine were women, which means one homicide every 2.2 days. In addition, in 44 of the 45 cases, the alleged perpetrator has not been identified.

The violence was concentrated mainly in the departments of Cauca (southwest), with eleven cases, and Antioquia (northwest), with eight, followed by Putumayo (south), with four.

The report also counts eight signatories of the peace agreement assassinated, all men, in a new assessment of the risks faced by those who laid down their arms and remain in the reincorporation process.

These figures are joined by 26 massacres that left 87 victims, including five minors, and 6,667 people displaced by violence during August and September.

The NGO emphasizes that these crimes cannot be automatically attributed to the decisions of the current Government, as they also respond to territorial dynamics and previous conflicts, although it reminds that the State has the responsibility to protect the population and guarantee human rights.

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