Huver Hoyos Rengifo, farmer and social leader, was shot dead on Sunday, August 19, 2018, when he was walking on the street with his wife, who was also shot but survived the attack.
Huver was leader of the peasant and indigenous organisation in Amaguer, Proceso Campesino e Indígena de Amaguer (Procamina).
Amaguer is one of the militarised zones in the Cauca region that are constantly threatened by illegal armed groups that strive to control the economy, drug traffic and mining activities.
Region:Americas
Country:Colombia
Department/Province/State:Cauca
Sex1:Male
Date of Killing:19/08/2018
Previous Threats:No information
Type of Work:Community leader
Organisation:Proceso Campesino e Indígena de Amaguer (Procamina)
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights
Sector Detail:Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Peasant Communities
More information:Front Line Defenders
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).
