Gerson Acosta Salazar
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Region:Americas
Country:Colombia
Department/Province/State:Cauca
Sex1:Male
Age:31
Date of Killing:19/04/2017
Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD
Type of Work:Community leader
Organisation:Resguardo Indígena Kite Kiwe
Sector Detail:Impunity/Justice, Indigenous peoples' rights, Peace building
More information:Programa Somos Defensores
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URLs (links) of Interest
- https://somosdefensores.org/informe-anual-2017-sistema-de-informacion-sobre-agresiones-contra-personas-defensoras-de-dd-hh-en-colombia-siaddhh/
- https://www.omct.org/es/recursos/llamamientos-urgentes/assassination-of-indigenous-leader-gerson-acosta-salazar
- https://www.omct.org/es/recursos/llamamientos-urgentes/assassination-of-indigenous-leader-gerson-acosta-salazar