Colombia’s armed conflict has left 8,650,169 victims to date, according to the National Victims Registry. This is more than 17% of the country’s entire population.
How were Colombians victimized?
- Displacement (7.358,248 victims)
- Death threat (380,952 victims)
- Assassination (267,297 victims leaving 728,096 family members)
- Forced disappearance (47,052 victims leaving 122,149 family members)
- Property theft (112,868 victims)
- Terrorism / combat (83,290 victims)
- Kidnapping (32,537 victims and 4,041 family members)
- Sexual violence (24,786 victims)
- Assault (21,444 victims)
- Landmines (11,382 victims)
- Torture (10,787 victims)
- Confinement (8,831 victims)
- Recruitment of minors (7,431 victims)
- Land theft (6,069 victims)
- Psychological violence (380 victims)
When were Colombians victimized?
Where were Colombians victimized?
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