Published by the International Crisis Group on December 2, 2020.
Profiles a social leader, and the dangers she faces, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Bogotá.
A Refuge from Violence in a Forgotten Corner of Colombia
NGO Reports tagged “Attacks on social leaders”
Links to long-form information produced by non-governmental organizations (other than WOLA)
El virus de la violencia
Publicado por Somos Defensores el 3 de noviembre de 2020.
Somos Defensores’ report about attacks on social leaders during the first six months of 2020. The organization counts 95 murders, the largest number it had ever recorded during the first half of a year.
Why do they want to kill us?: Lack of safe space to defend human rights in Colombia
Published by Amnesty International on October 8, 2020.
Finds that failures to implement the peace accord are endangering the lives of human rights defenders.
Leaders under Fire: Defending Colombia’s Front Line of Peace
Published by the International Crisis Group on October 6, 2020.
Documenting the causes of attacks on social leaders in post-conflict Colombia, and necessary steps for their protection.
Protect Colombia’s Peace
Outlines the current challenges of Colombia’s peace process, across the board, and makes recommendations for U.S. policy.
Informe Sobre el Homicidio de Líderes y Defensores de Derechos Humanos en Colombia
Publicado por Indepaz el 15 de julio de 2020.
The Bogotá-based think tank counts 166 social leaders and 36 former FARC combatants murdered so far in 2020.
Preliminary Report on the Plan of Action for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Published by the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights on July 9, 2020.
Examines how Colombian judicial authorities can improve their protection of human rights defenders and hold masterminds accountable.
Monitor de Violencia Política en Colombia
Publicado por CERAC el 7 de julio de 2020.
Finds a 55 percent increase in deaths from political violence during the first half of 2020, compared with the first half of 2019.
Cuellos de botella en la administración judicial: un caso de estudio en la investigación y juzgamiento de crímenes contra derechos humanos
Publicado por la Comisión Colombiana de Juristas el 18 de junio de 2020.
A report identifying bottlenecks faced by the Colombian judicial system in its efforts to hold accountable masterminds of crimes against human rights defenders.
Monitor de Violencia Política en Colombia
Publicado por CERAC el 5 de junio de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds a large increase in politically motivated killings during the first five months of 2020.
La Ceguera
Publicado por Somos Defensores el 25 de mayo de 2020.
The 2019 report on attacks on social leaders and human rights defenders produced by Somos Defensores, a coalition of human rights groups.
El conflicto armado y su impacto humanitario y ambiental: tendencias durante la pandemia
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 24 de mayo de 2020.
An overview of conflict trends during the first four months of 2020. Notes some decrease in overall violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with armed groups enforcing restrictions and social leaders facing even more attacks.
Monitor de Violencia Política en Colombia
Publicado por CERAC el 7 de mayo de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds an increase in deaths from politically motivated violence in April, compared to February and March.
Tercer Informe de Violencia Política
Publicado por la Misión de Observación Electoral el 6 de abril de 2020.
An accounting of acts of violence against local political and social leaders around the country. The MOE counts 41 killings of such leaders during the first three months of 2020.
Monitor de Violencia Política en Colombia
Publicado por CERAC el 2 de abril de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds the same number of politically motivated murders in March as in February.
Situation of social leaders and human rights defenders in Colombia in 2019 and their prospects for 2020
Publicado por el Instituto Colombo-Alemán para la Paz el 23 de marzo de 2020.
Researcher Carolina Naranjo Escobar highlights the importance of social leaders for local-level state building, and steps that Colombia’s government must take to protect them.
Monitor de Violencia Política en Colombia
Publicado por CERAC el 10 de marzo de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds some reduction in politically motivated murders in February compared to December and January.
Monitor de Violencia Política en Colombia
Publicado por CERAC el 12 de febrero de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds a 33 percent reduction in political killings from 2018 to 2019, despite an increase in threats.