Figures were calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ 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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Colombia: number of social leaders killed 2024, by department
During 2024, approximately *** 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 ** social leaders were assassinated from January to November 2024. Antioquia registered ** murders.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /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." Chart. November 1, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/
Indepaz. (2024). Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2024, by department. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Nov 2024, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia in 2024, by department [Graph], Indepaz, November 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/883876/social-leaders-killed-human-rights-defenders-colombia-department/
