: Following escape attempts, Betancourt was frequently chained by the neck to trees or other hostages. Accounts of Abuse and Sexual Violence

In her memoir, Even Silence Has an End , Betancourt provides detailed reflections on the "sadism" of her captors. Ingrid Betancourt - Even silence has an end

: Captives were subjected to "countless forced marches" through insect-infested jungle, often lasting days or weeks.

Ingrid Betancourt, then a Colombian presidential candidate, was kidnapped on February 23, 2002, while traveling to San Vicente del Caguán. For the next six and a half years, she was held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), often in conditions described as "prehistoric".

: Hostages endured years of rice and beans, muddy water, and no access to basic facilities like toilets or privacy.