Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:La Guajira

Sex¹:Male

Age:38

Date of Killing:05/10/2021

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Social leader

Organisation:Junta de Acción Comunal del barrio Erika Beatriz

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights

Sector Detail:Poverty/Economic insecurity

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.guajiragrafica.net/2021/10/10/sentida-despedida-le-dieron-familiares-y-amigos-al-lider-comunal-osvaldo-hernandez/

https://diariocaribe.com.co/judiciales/envian-a-la-carcel-a-alias-cristian-responsable-de-la-muerte-de-un-lider-comunal-en-maicao/

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