During 2024, approximately 188 social leaders and human rights defenders were murdered in Colombia. Cauca was the Colombian department with the highest number of murders, as a total of 38 social leaders were assassinated from January to November 2024. Antioquia registered 24 murders.
Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2024, by department
Figures were calculated by Statista based on the source's data, excluding social leaders' family members and FARC fighters killed.
The source states that the information was obtained directly and indirectly from organizations throughout Colombia that seek to vindicate the victims as social leaders and human rights defenders.
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Indepaz. (November 1, 2024). Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2024, by department [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/
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Indepaz. (2024). Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2024, by department. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/
Indepaz. "Number of Social Leaders and Human Rights Defenders Killed in Colombia in 2024, by Department." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/
Indepaz, Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2024, by department Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2024, by department [Graph], Indepaz, November 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/
