During 2022, approximately 189 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 24 social leaders were assassinated from January to December 2022. NariƱo registered 22 murders. Additionally, data shows that the majority of
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Indepaz. (December 30, 2022). Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2022, by department [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from 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 2022, by department." Chart. December 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/
Indepaz. (2022). Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2022, by department. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 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 2022, by Department." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2022, 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 2022, by department Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2022, by department [Graph], Indepaz, December 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/