Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Santander

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:07/11/2021

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Trade unionist

Organisation:Asociación de Taladreros de Santander / Unión Sindical Obrera (USO)

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

Sector Detail:Labour rights/Trade union

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.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/11/08/fallecio-robinson-jimenez-lider-sindicalista-de-la-uso-que-sufrio-un-atentado-con-arma-de-fuego-hace-un-mes/

https://www.semana.com/nacion/bucaramanga/articulo/alias-cara-ancha-seria-presunto-autor-del-asesinato-de-robinson-jimenez-lider-sindical-de-puerto-wilches/202257/

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