According to the Prosecutor's Office report, cited by the news agency Efe, the defense of rights is an inalienable right. The statement emphasizes that female leaders defend their territory, and their work should not become a reason for stigmatization or a threat to life and well-being.
The Prosecutor's Office reported that out of the killed leaders, 91 were men and 21 were women.
The highest number of victims was recorded in the Cauca department (southwest), where the Central Headquarters (EMC), the largest faction of FARC, the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group, and other drug cartels operate. Regarding mass killings, the Prosecutor's Office guaranteed that they occurred in 23 out of 32 departments of Colombia, with the highest number of cases concentrated in Cauca, Antioquia, and Valle del Cauca.
The Prosecutor's Office also noted that between January and August 2025, 10 former combatants who signed the peace agreement between the Colombian government and FARC in 2016 were killed.
In May last year, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that the consequences of the armed conflict in Colombia in 2025 had reached 'the most serious level in the last decade,' noting a sharp increase in population displacement, forced detention, disappearances, and explosive victims.
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross's annual report, in 2025, at least 235,619 people were forced to leave their homes individually, 87,069 as part of mass displacements, and 176,730 remained in forced detention due to the actions of armed groups.
Compared to 2024, all indicators showed a significant increase: individual displacements increased by 100%, mass displacements by 111%, forced detention by 99%, explosive device victims by 34%, and new disappearances documented by the ICRC by 22%, according to the report.