Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Bolivar

Sex¹:Male

Age:46

Date of Killing:25/06/2024

Previous Threats:No history of threats

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Asociación Agropecuaria Héroes de Margarita

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

Sector Detail:Land rights, Peasant communities

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.eluniversal.com.co/sucesos/2024/06/27/encapuchados-armados-y-en-moto-mataron-a-balazos-a-un-lider-campesino/

https://qhubobucaramanga.com/judicial/186803-de-cuatro-disparos-fue-asesinado-un-lider-campesino-en-el-sur-de-bolivar

https://indepaz.org.co/lideres-sociales-defensores-de-dd-hh-y-firmantes-de-acuerdo-asesinados-en-2024/

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