Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Putumayo

Sex¹:Female

Date of Killing:17/03/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Resguardo del Cabildo Camentzá Biyá

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

Sector Detail: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.elextremosur.com/nota/29615-asesinan-a-la-lideresa-indigena-maria-bernarda-juajibioy-y-su-nieta-de-un-ano-y-5-meses-en-putumayo/

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/asesinan-a-una-alcaldesa-ind%C3%ADgena-y-su-nieta-de-un-a%C3%B1o-en-el-sur-de-colombia/46460566

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