At least 78 human rights defenders were murdered in Colombia in 2021

At least 78 human rights defenders were murdered in Colombia in 2021, most of them in the department of Valle del Cauca (southwest), the UN Office for Human Rights in the country reported on Wednesday..

“From January 1 to December 31, 2021, the UN Office for Human Rights became acquainted of 202 allegations of homicides of defenders Of these it has verified 78 cases, 39 cases are in the process of verification and 85 cases are not conclusive, “said the international body in a report published today on its website.