Ya van dos años sin asesinatos de líderes sociales en Medellín
El alcalde de Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, destacó este jueves que la ciudad cerró otro año sin asesinatos de defensores derechos humanos por su labo...
TL;DR
- Medellín completed a year without murders of human rights defenders, a feat attributed to the Mayor's programs.
- 81 social leaders received support through the Mayor's office programs in Medellín.
- 85% of reported missing persons in Medellín were found alive, with an investment of nearly $10,000 million in searches.
- Nationally, 184 social leaders have been murdered in Colombia this year.
- Antioquia reported 18 murders of social leaders by October 30th, making it the second-highest department.
- The department of Antioquia saw a 225 aggressions against human rights defenders in 2025, compared to 207 in 2024, with 24 homicides.
- Aggressions in Antioquia include threats, detentions, forced displacement, physical harm, homicide, kidnapping, stigmatization, and judicialization.
- Kidnappings in Antioquia increased from 4 to 10 cases.