Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Magdalena

Sex¹:Trans woman

Date of Killing:07/12/2021

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Fundación Calidad Humana

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:LGBTIQ+, Sex workers' rights, Transgender rights

More information:Programa Somos Defensores

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://somosdefensores.org/informe-anual-2021-sistema-de-informacion-sobre-agresiones-contra-personas-defensoras-de-dd-hh-en-colombia-siaddhh/

https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/delitos/carcel-a-presunto-homicida-de-lider-lgbti-cristina-cantillo-en-santa-marta-651323

https://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/413121-asesinato-christina-cantillo-lideresa-social-colombia

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