Overview
- The International Committee of the Red Cross, which released its annual report Tuesday, said civilian harm from Colombia’s conflict reached a 10‑year high and urged all armed actors to follow humanitarian law.
- Fighting forced 235,619 people to flee their homes in 2025, double the prior year, with 42% of those displaced in the department of Norte de Santander.
- Mass displacement events also doubled, pushing more than 87,000 people to leave in large groups as rival armed and criminal groups battled for control.
- Explosives including landmines and drones killed or injured 965 people, a 33% rise from 2024, while armed groups confined 176,730 residents with curfews and movement bans.
- The report lands as security dominates the May 31 elections, with Petro defending negotiations and right‑wing rivals promising a harder line on armed groups.