Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Sucre

Sex¹:Male

Age:61

Date of Killing:01/03/2021

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Cabildo Indígena Libertad

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

Sector Detail:Afro descendants rights, Indigenous peoples' rights

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.radionacional.co/actualidad/judicial/alerta-en-sucre-por-doce-asesinatos-registrados-en-seis-dias

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/03/03/con-el-homicidio-del-alguacil-indigena-jaime-basilio-van-28-lideres-sociales-asesinados-en-colombia/

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