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Human rights situation in Colombia is backsliding, UN warns, as nation heads into elections

(26 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Bogotá, Colombia - 23 February, 2026 1. Various of Scott Campbell, Colombia representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, during interview 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Campbell, Colombia representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: "Unfortunately, our report notes that most of the cases where there are negotiations ongoing between the government and the armed groups, we have not seen a reduction in human rights violations. We have not seen reductions in terms of homicides of human rights defenders, of child recruitment, of displacements, of lockdowns, of many of the fundamental human rights factors have not improved. Also, we're deeply concerned about the ability of civil society to participate in the peace negotiations, and not just to show up at the table but to participate with the freedom of expression and with security. And this is a big risk factor for civil society leaders that take part that take part in negotiations as a risk to their physical security. It's very limited freedom of expression, very limited ability for people to take part without fear of their their own security." 3. Close-up of Scott Campbell's hands 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Campbell, Colombia representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: "Some of the cases where there are negotiations under the total peace policy, we have seen a reduction in some of the human rights violations. For example, in Nariño and Putumayo, we've seen less displacement. There are less lockdowns. We've seen other reductions, we've seen the disarming of groups, the armed groups in those areas, turning in massive amounts of weapons. So, I think, to be fair, we need to recognize that some of the negotiations have improved the human rights situation in some parts of the country." 5. Campbell during interview 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Scott Campbell, Colombia representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: “It's worrying. The human rights situation (described in this report) is worrying. What we are trying to do in this report is warn that there are risks of a more serious setback. We are not in the same situation the country was in before the agreement was signed (with the FARC in 2016), but there are many indicators that we describe in this report that concern us greatly.” ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Toribio, Cauca - 19 March 2024 7. Various of coffin of Indigenous female leader Carmelina Yule Paví, murdered by FARC dissidents in the municipality of Caloto, people mourning ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Rio Cauca, Colombia - 25 March 2025 8. Various of guerrilla fighters from the FARC dissidents on the banks of the Rio Cauca in the department of Cauca STORYLINE: Colombia is at risk of “reverting to the serious human rights situation” it faced before a peace deal with the nation’s largest rebel group improved security conditions, the United Nations warned Thursday, adding that an uptick of violence in rural areas could also “undermine” the nation’s upcoming elections. The annual report on Colombia’s human rights situation highlights a surge in attacks on rural communities by rebel groups and drug traffickers as they fight over territory abandoned by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia following their 2016 peace deal with Colombia’s government. According to the report, the number of people displaced by violence in Colombia increased by 85% in 2025 from the year before, with approximately 94,000 people forced to flee their homes. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...