The Colombian government signed a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leftist rebels in 2016, meant to end a conflict that killed more than 260,000 people and displaced millions.īut violence has been gradually increasing again. Most of the victims, according to ICRC, were civilians. “There is a tendency that demonstrates an upsurge in the conflict,” he said, “and unfortunately, it is the civilian population that is paying the price of this upsurge.”Īccording to the report, 389 people were killed by explosive devices in 2020, the highest since 2016. “In 2020, the consequences of the conflict saw an upsurge, especially compared with 2016,” Lorenzo Caraffi, the ICRC’s head of delegation in Colombia, said on Wednesday during a presentation of the report in Bogota.

The ICRC recorded higher cases of disappearances, killings, and sexual attacks, as well as a rise in the number of people being killed or injured by explosive devices in Colombia in 2020 The group also noted a rise in the number of attacks on healthcare workers and facilities. The group recorded higher cases of disappearances, killings, and sexual attacks, as well as a rise in the number of people being killed or injured by explosive devices in 2020. In the 13-page report, the ICRC said the country is currently facing at least five continuing conflicts with armed groups that affect the daily lives of Colombians. Amid pressures from the pandemic and a decades-old conflict, Colombia faced a resurgence of violence last year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) found in a report released on Wednesday.

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