Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Norte de Santander

Sex¹:Male

Age:31

Date of Killing:18/06/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Trade unionist

Organisation:Federación Colombiana de Trabajadores de la Educación (FECODE)

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

Sector Detail:Labour rights/Trade union

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.vanguardia.com/judicial/2024/09/07/capturaron-al-senalado-asesino-del-docente-dagoberto-bayona-en-santander/

https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/09/17/preso-en-la-carcel-de-giron-murio-por-presunta-negligencia-medica-denuncian-al-inpec/

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