Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Age:26

Date of Killing:23/08/2021

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Protest organiser

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

Sector Detail:Citizens' rights, Freedom of expression

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.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/05/14/condenan-a-hombre-que-ordeno-asesinato-de-lider-esteban-mosquera-lider-estudiantil-en-cauca/

https://voragine.co/historias/cronica/por-un-punado-de-billetes-asi-planearon-el-crimen-de-esteban-mosquera/

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