Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Age:48

Date of Killing:31/05/2023

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Asociación de Trabajadores Campesinos del Valle del Cauca (ASTRACAVA) / Asociación Campesina del Páramo de las Tinajas (ASOCAMPPTIN)

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://caracol.com.co/2023/06/01/asesinan-a-otro-lider-social-en-el-norte-del-cauca/

https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2023/06/04/habia-pedido-proteccion-y-se-la-negaron-hermano-de-lider-social-asesinado-en-cauca/

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/crimen-de-lider-del-valle-sicarios-lo-asesinaron-en-el-norte-del-cauca-774063

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