Colombia: 84.3% of the victims of enforced disappearance between 2002 and 2025 occurred in Uribe governments

Published at: 27/05/2026 03:13 PM

Recent data from the Single Registry of Victims - Data for Peace has published a statistical summary that allows us to observe the evolution of the phenomenon of forced disappearance in Colombia over the past 23 years. According to data consolidated by the entity, most of the registered cases were concentrated in the first two decades of the 21st century, showing a decreasing trend in the incidence of this crime as the various presidential terms have elapsed.

The report details that the management of the father of paramilitarism Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) accounts for 84.3% of the victims reported in this period, a figure that breaks down to 61.9% during his first term and 22.4% in the second. After this cycle, subsequent administrations reflected a significant reduction in the percentage of registered cases.

During Juan Manuel Santos's two terms in office (2010-2018), the accumulation of cases represented 8.7% of the total, with a breakdown of 6.7% in the first period and 2.0% in the second.

During the period corresponding to Iván Duque's administration (2018-2022), the Single Registry of Victims accounted for 3.8% of forced disappearances. For the period covered by the current administration of President Gustavo Petro (2022 - 2025), the figure stands at 3.2% of the total number of cases registered over the two decades analyzed.

These data are presented by the entity as an essential technical tool for the analysis of historical memory processes and the understanding of the dynamics of armed conflict in the country.

Mazo News Team