Colombia reports 34th massacre during 2022

Three people were killed on Thursday in the border area between Colombia and Venezuela, according to the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz).

One of the victims was shot on the Los Mangos trail in the Corregimiento de La Parada, while the rest were killed on the La Ramona trail in the Corregimiento de Juan Frío.

The massacre took place in the Norte de Santander Department in the Villa del Rosario municipality where the ELN, AGC and sporadic actions of the 33rd and 41st fronts of the FARC-EP armed groups are active.

The Ombudsman's Office had issued an electoral risk alert and pointed out that the border territory is dominated by the control of armed groups of different types, which harass and charge for the passage of people and goods.

This is the 34th massacre that has taken place this year in the territory, only four days after the last one reported by the organization.

Until April 18, 2022 Indepaz reported 33 massacres with 122 victims.  Most of the deaths were recorded in the department of Putumayo in the municipality of Puerto Leguízamo, where 11 people lost their lives.