Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Magdalena

Nickname:Yako

Sex¹:Male

Age:64

Date of Killing:17/04/2021

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Community leader

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

Sector Detail:Citizens' rights, Peace building

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/2021/04/19/degollado-en-pleno-centro-de-la-ciudad-fundador-de-la-union-patriotica-en-santa-marta/

https://santamartaaldia.co/se-cumplen-dos-anos-del-asesinato-de-francisco-giacometto-militante-de-union-patriotica-en-santa-marta/

For further information contact

contact@hrdmemorial.org