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Six weeks after Abelardo de la Espriella took office, Colombia pulled out of the Equal Rights Coalition with immediate effect, halfway through its co-chairmanship with Spain. The government says rights aren't affected. Advocates and the national ombudsperson disagree.
Caribe Afirmativo documented 270 LGBTIQ+ murders in Colombia last year, up 64% from 2024. The report lands one month into a presidency that rights groups say is openly hostile to the community.
One LGBTQ+ Colombian killed every 32 hours in 2025. A Kenyan rights group documents systematic police violence. Sixty-four countries still criminalize same-sex relations. As IDAHOBIT lands Sunday, the global picture is harder than the headlines.
