It was three people murdered The incident in the town of La Hormiga in Colombia’s Putumayo region (south), which constitutes the first massacre of this year in Colombia, was condemned on Tuesday by the NGO Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz). When did the massacre take place? Armed men entered the billiard hall and “attacked those present”, detailed on Indepaz X (formerly Twitter). The three people killed were men and one of them was named Deimer Rosario.
The non-governmental organization reminded that the ‘Carolina Ramírez’ front of the Central General Staff, the biggest opponent of FARC, was present in the area where the massacre took place; Second Marquetalia, other dissidents and local gangs.
An Indepaz report published at the end of last December noted that, in some cases, violence against human rights defenders, peace deal signatories, and forced displacements or massacres in Colombia remained high and did not decrease last year. There were slight decreases. According to the report, between January 1 and December 28 of this year 188 people who developed some form of leadership or defended human rights were killed In Colombia.
The research stated that 94 massacres were committed in 2023, and this figure is the same as in 2022. However, the number of victims of these crimes increased from 343 in 2022 to 335 in 2023. “Compared to 2022 in massacres, the report stated that the average monthly number of massacres remained at eight, and January and November 2023 were the months with the highest number of cases, with 12 and 11 cases, respectively.