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Situation in Colombia after the wave of recent terrorist attacks

TA-10-2025-0200 · P10_TA(2025)0200 · PE776.194

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Parliament condemns the assassination of Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay and the recent wave of terrorist attacks, expressing condolences to victims and their families. It calls on Colombian authorities to investigate attacks, protect human rights, and address underlying causes of violence, while urging political leaders to avoid inflammatory rhetoric. Parliament urges the Council to update the EU terrorist list to include groups like Clan del Golfo, FARC dissidents, and Cártel de los Soles, and calls for continued EU support for the peace process.

Key points

  1. Condemns the assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay and expresses condolences to his family.
  2. Condemns the recent wave of terrorist attacks and violence against political actors, human rights defenders, journalists, and security forces.
  3. Calls on authorities to investigate attacks fully, including instigators and facilitators, and to identify motives and address underlying causes.
  4. Urges authorities to investigate cartel financing, prosecute collaborators, and enhance regional cooperation against transnational crime.
  5. Calls on political leaders to refrain from inflammatory statements and to protect those exercising democratic rights.
  6. Expresses concern over political violence and calls for secure 2026 elections with adequate resourcing and security measures.
  7. Stresses the need to fight impunity and ensure access to justice for human rights violations.
  8. Calls for strengthening the UN Human Rights Office presence and continuing the UN Verification Mission mandate.
  9. Urges the Council to include Clan del Golfo, FARC dissident factions, and Cártel de los Soles on the EU terrorist list.
  10. Calls for reaffirming EU political, financial, and technical support for the Colombian peace process.
  11. Expresses concern over proposed budget cuts to the Ombudsperson's Office and calls for EU support for human rights protection.

Who is affected

  • Colombian authorities and political leaders: urged to investigate, protect, and avoid inflammatory rhetoric.
  • Illegal armed groups like Clan del Golfo, FARC dissidents, and Cártel de los Soles: targeted for EU terrorist listing.
  • EU institutions and member states: called to update terrorist list and support peace process.
  • Colombian Ombudsperson's Office: affected by proposed budget cuts, with EU urged to support.

Figures and deadlines

  • 108 drone attacks in 2024 and 118 so far this year.
  • At least 80 people killed in Catatumbo massacres in January 2025.
  • Car bomb in Cali killed six and injured more than 60.
  • At least 12 police officers killed in helicopter attack.
  • 72 soldiers taken hostage in Cauca region on 7 September 2025.
  • 81 human rights defenders killed in first five months of 2025.
  • 1.45 million people affected by violence in first half of 2025.
  • 52 massacres with 172 victims in 2025.