ONU denuncia 277 secuestros y reclutamiento de menores en Arauca durante 2025
El representante en Colombia del Alto Comisionado de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, Scott Campbell, denunció tras su visita a Arauca que las víctimas del conflicto armado en la región viven con dolor, miedo y la sensación de abandono estatal.
TL;DR
- Victims in Arauca experience pain, fear, and a sense of state abandonment due to the oppressive control of non-state armed groups.
- Armed groups monitor communications and movement, hindering citizens' ability to report abuses and eroding social trust.
- ONU Derechos Humanos documented at least 530 arbitrary detentions in Arauca between 2023 and 2025, with many victims killed or disappeared.
- Practices attributed to armed groups include selective homicides, disappearances, threats against human rights defenders, recruitment of minors, and use of anti-personnel mines.
- In 2025, 55 cases of rights violations against children and adolescents were documented, including 35 instances of recruitment or use.
- Three human rights defenders were murdered in 2025, following 16 in 2024, a decrease attributed to fear rather than increased protection.
- The UN calls for strengthened state presence, justice, reparation for victims, and resources for prevention and protection in Arauca.