Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Rio de Janeiro

Nickname:Danny Rocha

Sex¹:Trans woman

Age:38

Date of Killing:02/05/2025

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:CasaNem

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

Sector Detail:Transgender rights

More information:Front Line Defenders

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.gov.br/mdh/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2025/maio/nota-de-pesar-2013-danielly-rocha

https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/noticia/2025/05/05/policia-civil-investiga-morte-de-cozinheira-trans-na-lapa-corpo-foi-encontrado-sem-lesoes-aparentes.ghtml

https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2025-05/corpo-de-ativista-trans-assassinada-na-lapa-sera-enterrado-em-belem

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