Rory Young
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Region:Africa
Country:Burkina Faso
Department/Province/State:Tapoa
Sex1:Male
Age:48
Date of Killing:26/04/2021
Previous Threats:Unknown
Type of Work:NGO member
Organisation:Chengeta Wildlife Foundation
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights
Sector Detail:Environmental rights
More information:Front Line Defenders
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URLs (links) of Interest
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/27/spanish-journalists-irish-citizen-killed-by-jihadists-burkina-faso
- https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/12/1/impossible-to-rescue-how-three-foreigners-died-in-burkina-faso