CIVICUS discusses Colombia’s recent wave of political violence with Andrés Preciado, director of Conflict and Security at the Ideas for Peace Foundation (FIP). An independent think tank and action centre founded by Colombian business leaders in 1999, FIP is Colombia’s leading peace and security research centre.
Colombia is currently experiencing a surge in political violence, with over a hundred attacks on political leaders reported in 2025, including murders, assaults and threats. At the same time, social unrest has intensified, driven by labour demands, deficiencies in basic services and the state’s absence from large parts of the country. A security and governance crisis threatens to undermine Colombia’s peace agreements and further erode public confidence in democracy ahead of elections in March and May 2026.
