Murders of LGBT People in Colombia Increased by 63% in 2025

In 2025, 270 members of the LGBT community were murdered in Colombia, a 63% increase compared to the previous year. This was stated in the annual report “A System That Fails: Prejudice, Violence, and Impunity Against LGBTIQ+ Persons,” prepared by the Colombian human rights organization Caribe Afirmativo. According to the organization’s data, an LGBT person was killed in the country every 32 hours last year.

In addition to murders, human rights defenders recorded 1,184 cases of threats used to suppress community activism. The report also notes 1,531 cases of domestic violence and 628 incidents of sexual violence, with the majority directed against lesbians and bisexual women.

A significant portion of the crimes was committed in the digital environment: instances of doxing, identity theft, “revenge porn,” and systematic harassment were recorded. This led to mental health issues, job loss, forced displacement, and the isolation of victims.

The document notes that most cases of violence are concentrated in the country’s capital, Bogotá, as well as in the departments of Antioquia and Valle del Cauca. The organization emphasizes that aggression is also widespread in areas of armed conflict. Human rights defenders point to a high level of impunity and government inaction in investigating crimes against LGBT people.