Emiro Nel Sánchez Medrano
If you would like to provide a personal recollection, please email us at: HRDMemorial@frontlinedefenders.org
Region:Americas
Country:Colombia
Department/Province/State:Cordoba
Sex1:Male
Date of Killing:12/06/2023
Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD
Type of Work:Community leader
Organisation:Fundación de Restitución de Tierras (FUVIRTCAN)
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC 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://somosdefensores.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/informe-LA-ESPERA.pdf
- https://www.oas.org/es/CIDH/jsForm/?File=/es/cidh/prensa/comunicados/2023/248.asp
- https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2023/06/12/aparecio-muerto-reclamante-de-tierras-que-fue-secuestrado-mientras-lo-custodiaba-la-unidad-nacional-de-proteccion/