Region:Americas

Country:Chile

Department/Province/State:Region Metropolitana (Santiago)

Sex¹:Female

Age:43

Date of Killing:10/10/2021

Previous Threats:No

Type of Work:NGO member

Organisation:Defensoría Popular

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

Sector Detail:Human rights documentation

More information:Front Line Defenders

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URLs (links) of Interest

https://www.omct.org/es/recursos/llamamientos-urgentes/chile-muerte-de-denisse-cort%C3%A9s-en-el-marco-de-protesta-social

https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-metropolitana/2025/12/29/mas-de-11-anos-de-carcel-para-quien-lanzo-el-fuego-artificial-que-mato-a-la-activista-denisse-cortes.shtml

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