Bias-motivated incidents in Colombia

Incidents over time

Every incident

47 incidents, newest first.

October 2026

• Woman killed in alleged femicide in El Líbano, Colombia

  A 28-year-old woman died after being shot, allegedly by her partner, in El Líbano, Colombia.

  Oct 15 · El LíbanoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Cartoonist mocks Colombia's first lady with demeaning post

  A cartoonist published a post on X mocking Colombia's first lady, Ana Lucía Pineda, calling her 'ratica' and attacking her physical appearance while questioning earthquake aid.

  Oct 11Sexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Woman killed in Pasto; husband named as main suspect

  A woman was attacked with a sharp weapon in the early hours in Pasto, Nariño, and died; her husband is the main suspect in the investigation.

  Oct 9 · PastoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

September 2026

• Indigenous senator reports death threat and racist messages

  An Indigenous senator in Colombia reported receiving a phone call threatening her life and mentioning her children, along with racist messages and harassment on social media.

  Sep 29Racism1 source

• Elderly woman sexually assaulted in La Unión, Antioquia

  An 83-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in La Unión, Antioquia, after a man offered to transport her in a vehicle and reportedly diverted from the route.

  Sep 26 · La UniónSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Black youth dies after police procedure in Caracolí

  Donovan Balanta Paz died after a police procedure in Caracolí, on the border of Ciudad Bolívar and Soacha, in which officers used a Taser on him.

  Sep 20 · CaracolíRacism4 sources

• Woman fatally stabbed in her home; her son detained as suspect

  A 58-year-old woman was found with severe stab wounds inside her home in the Villa Lía neighbourhood of Tenerife, Magdalena department, and died after being taken to a medical centre.

  Sep 20 · TenerifeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man captured in Neiva after physically assaulting his partner

  A woman in Neiva reported being physically assaulted by her partner, who was captured by Metropolitan Police officers responding to a call about a fight in the Calixto neighborhood.

  Sep 19 · NeivaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Senator called congresswoman 'niña' during debate, sparking misogyny accusations

  During a televised debate, the second vice president of Colombia's Senate, Alejandro Ocampo, repeatedly addressed congresswoman Carol Borda as 'niña' while questioning her.

  Sep 7Sexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed in Barrancabermeja allegedly by her ex-partner

  Génesis Rojas was killed in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, allegedly by her former partner.

  Sep 1 · BarrancabermejaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Families report sexual abuse of students at a school in Usme, Bogotá

  Families of students at the Institución Educativa Distrital Diego Montaña Cuéllar in Usme, Bogotá, reported that three minors said they were sexually abused inside the school.

  Sep 1 · BogotáSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

August 2026

• 17-year-old girl stabbed in face and back in Bogotá

  A 17-year-old girl was attacked with a bladed weapon in the Canaima sector of Usaquén, in northern Bogotá, suffering serious injuries to her face and back.

  Aug 30 · BogotáSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Older woman dies after sexual violence in San Bernardo, Nariño

  An older woman was the victim of sexual violence in the municipality of San Bernardo, Nariño, and died while receiving medical care at a hospital in Pasto.

  Aug 29 · San BernardoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Elderly woman dies after violent fall during robbery in Bucaramanga

  An 84-year-old woman was robbed of her belongings in a 'raponazo' in Bucaramanga; the force of the attack made her fall violently to the pavement, causing serious injuries.

  Aug 22 · BucaramangaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman attacked with boiling water by her partner in Planeta Rica

  A 42-year-old woman was attacked with boiling water by her partner in the urban area of Planeta Rica, Colombia.

  Aug 16 · Planeta RicaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed with a bladed weapon in Cúcuta settlement

  A woman was killed with a bladed weapon in the Brisas del Sol settlement in Cúcuta; the main suspect is reportedly her former partner, whom she had previously reported to prosecutors for alleged harassment.

  Aug 11 · CúcutaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman shot dead in Aguachica bar after refusing to dance with a man

  A 20-year-old woman was shot in the head inside a bar in the Campo Serrano neighbourhood of Aguachica and died later at a regional hospital.

  Aug 1 · AguachicaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

July 2026

• Venezuelan content creator drugged, robbed and sexually assaulted in Bogotá taxi

  A 28-year-old Venezuelan content creator was drugged, robbed and sexually assaulted by two men in a vehicle after being picked up in Bogotá's Zona T. He also reported xenophobic remarks about his nationality and a homophobic attitude from a police officer at a medical centre.

  Jul 26 · BogotáQueer DiscriminationSexism / Gender-Based ViolenceXenophobia1 source

• Pregnant woman found killed in rural Cali after disappearance

  A 21-year-old woman eight months pregnant was found dead, bound, wrapped in sheets and with stab wounds in a rural area of Cali after she went missing.

  Jul 20 · CaliSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

June 2026

• Woman killed in her home in Itagüí; partner accused of femicide

  A 29-year-old municipal worker was found dead with a stab wound to the chest in a house in the Robles del Sur sector of Itagüí.

  Jun 15 · ItagüíSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man held after child allegedly sexually abused on Bogotá balcony

  Residents of the Usaquén area of Bogotá reported that a man allegedly sexually abused a child on a balcony of a building on Calle 106.

  Jun 14 · BogotáSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Four-year-old girl assaulted by mother's partner in Sibaté

  A four-year-old girl was physically and psychologically assaulted by her mother's partner in Sibaté, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

  Jun 6 · SibatéSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

May 2026

• Wife of presidential candidate alleges domestic violence; eviction ordered

  In Cartagena, a presidential candidate barred his wife and their ten-month-old son from their apartment; she filed a complaint alleging death threats, firearm display and discharge, and psychological abuse, prompting the Family Commissariat to order his eviction.

  May 30 · CartagenaSexism / Gender-Based Violence4 sources

• Woman community leader shot dead outside her home in Fundación

  Enilda Esther Rudas Bacca, a 44-year-old teacher and community leader, was shot and killed by two gunmen on a motorcycle in front of her home in Fundación, Magdalena.

  May 29 · FundaciónSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Six-month-old baby girl dies after suspected abuse in El Espinal, Colombia

  A six-month-old baby girl died in El Espinal, Tolima, after being hospitalized in Ibagué with severe injuries from suspected torture and sexual abuse.

  May 26 · El EspinalSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• Woman set on fire by ex-partner in Neiva

  A 25-year-old woman was doused with gasoline and set on fire, allegedly by her former partner, in the Obrero neighborhood of Neiva, Colombia.

  May 26 · NeivaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Women military applicants report sexual abuse during medical exams

  About 70 young women applying to join the National Army were subjected to abusive and degrading medical examinations in Popayán, where a doctor touched their breasts and intimate parts without consent.

  May 14 · PopayánSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Trans woman killed in Amagá, Antioquia

  A 23-year-old trans woman was shot and killed in the vereda Santa Rita of Amagá, Antioquia, after an unknown man told her and her partner they could not be there and opened fire.

  May 7 · AmagáSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed by her partner in Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá

  A woman and mother of four was found with multiple wounds after being lured to a park in the Arborizadora Alta sector by her partner of more than a decade; she died while receiving medical care.

  May 4 · BogotáSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed with a knife in her home in Caldas, Antioquia

  A 45-year-old woman was attacked with a knife inside her home in the El Pombal neighborhood of Caldas, Antioquia, and died; her 26-year-old son is the suspected perpetrator.

  May 1 · CaldasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

April 2026

• Woman shot dead while returning home from work in Palestina, Huila

  A 55-year-old woman who sold coffee was intercepted and shot in the back on a street in the San Isidro vereda of Palestina, Huila, as she returned home from work.

  Apr 20 · PalestinaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Three women killed with a machete in their home in La Macarena, Colombia

  Three women of the same family were found dead with multiple knife wounds in their home in La Macarena, in southern Meta department.

  Apr 16 · La MacarenaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman found stabbed to death in taxi; partner sought

  A woman was found dead, wrapped in black bags with multiple stab wounds, inside an abandoned taxi in Soledad, Atlántico.

  Apr 1 · SoledadSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

March 2026

• Woman assaulted by partner in Bogotá apartment

  A 21-year-old woman was physically assaulted by her 24-year-old partner in an apartment in the Recodo neighborhood of Fontibón, Bogotá.

  Mar 26 · BogotáSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman stabbed to death by ex-partner in Planeta Rica

  A 30-year-old woman was attacked with a knife and killed in the corregimiento of Providencia, in Planeta Rica, Córdoba, allegedly by her former partner, who did not accept the end of the relationship.

  Mar 24 · Planeta RicaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman found dead in burned Medellín home in suspected cover-up killing

  A 25-year-old woman was found dead inside a house in the San Pablo neighborhood of Medellín after a fire that authorities suspect was set to conceal her killing; gasoline bottles were found near her body and her partner left the scene and did not return.

  Mar 16 · MedellínSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Racist comment against Indigenous senator Aida Quilcué

  An internet user posted a racist comment against senator Aida Quilcué, an Indigenous woman from Cauca, after she was named as Iván Cepeda's vice-presidential running mate.

  Mar 10Racism1 source

• Afro-Colombian police officer subdued at Quibdó station after reprimand over appearance

  At the Quibdó police station in Chocó, a superior reprimanded a female Afro-Colombian patrol officer over her personal appearance and phone use during a routine inspection; the dispute escalated into a struggle and other officers subdued and handcuffed her.

  Mar 4 · QuibdóRacism1 source

• Woman killed with a sharp weapon in Pereira; ex-partner suspected

  A woman was killed with a sharp weapon during an intrafamily dispute in Pereira, allegedly attacked by her ex-partner.

  Mar 1 · PereiraSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed in her home in Barranquilla; partner sought

  A 61-year-old woman was found dead in her home in the Pinar del Río neighborhood of Barranquilla, killed with a bladed weapon.

  Mar 1 · BarranquillaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Fashion designer kidnapped after leaving Bogotá nightclub

  A 47-year-old fashion designer was kidnapped after leaving a nightclub in Bogotá, had her bank accounts emptied, and was abandoned outside the city before reaching police.

  Mar 1 · BogotáSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

February 2026

• Candidate ridicules rival's sexuality in interview

  A far-right presidential candidate mocked and made homophobic remarks about rival candidate Juan Daniel Oviedo's sexuality during an interview with an influencer, prompting condemnations from fellow right-wing candidates.

  Feb 24Queer Discrimination1 source

• Reality show contestant expelled after racist remark to fellow housemate

  During a live gala of 'La Casa de los Famosos Colombia', a participant told fellow contestant Franck Stiward Luna Valencia that his soul and mind were as dark as his skin color.

  Feb 3Racism1 source

January 2026

• Cartoonist mocks senator Paloma Valencia's appearance in viral post

  A cartoonist published a post on X comparing a white dove to a photo of Colombian senator and presidential pre-candidate Paloma Valencia, mocking her physical appearance.

  Jan 12Sexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman abducted from farm and found shot dead in Cesar, Colombia

  A woman and a man were taken from a farm in Las Vegas, Curumaní, by unidentified men and found shot dead the next day in Pelaya, Cesar.

  Jan 7 · CurumaníSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman, 21, shot dead in rural Ventaquemada; partner captured

  A 21-year-old woman was shot dead in the rural Supatá area of Ventaquemada, Boyacá, in what authorities are investigating as a presumed femicide.

  Jan 4 · VentaquemadaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

December 2025

• Girl found dead and Venezuelan teen lynched in Mingueo, La Guajira

  A three-year-old girl reported missing in Mingueo, Dibulla, was found dead in a nearby home.

  Dec 10 · MingueoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

Elsewhere in South America

• Argentina 30
• Brazil 220
• Chile 12