Asesinatos de líderes sociales en Colombia

Abstract

The uneasy atmosphere that our social leaders experience day by day is the result of the constant threats and murders perpetrated by large groups outside the law. Different are the situations for which they are threatened and killed, but this is not the only concern that social leaders currently carry. In addition to the concerns of social leaders, there is one more, impunity. Thus, ironically, since the peace was signed in 2016, the murders of social leaders have increased exponentially, and proportionally, impunity in cases related to their deaths. The actions of State agents have been very ineffective and extremely inappropriate, even with the implementation of decrees to safeguard them and increases in the public force in rural areas, in addition to the creation of the Action Plan Commission for Human Rights Defenders. (PAO). The murders of social leaders continue to increase, as does the neglect of the Colombian State. The challenges to overcome are summarized in a simple phrase “Enough of speeches; let's start acting”