Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Valle del Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Age:64

Date of Killing:15/08/2025

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Social leader

Organisation:Junta de Acción Comunal del corregimiento de Tenjo

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights

Sector Detail:Citizens' rights

More information:Programa Somos Defensores (PSD)

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/08/16/homicidio-de-lider-social-en-colombia-eleva-a-101-las-victimas-en-el-pais-alvaro-roncancio-ya-habia-denunciado-amenazas-de-muerte/

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/cali/el-triste-adios-a-lider-asesinado-del-valle-luchaba-por-la-justicia-y-por-un-territorio-en-paz-van-mas-de-100-asesinatos-de-lideres-en-el-pais-3482414

https://cutantioquia.org/la-cut-rechaza-y-lamenta-el-asesinato-del-companero-alvaro-roncancio-aguirre/

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