Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Valle del Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Age:25

Date of Killing:28/05/2021

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Indigenous community member

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://cuestionpublica.com/28m-la-noche-que-melendez-fue-arrasado/

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/imputar%C3%A1n-a-civil-por-disparar-contra-manifestantes-en-protesta-en-colombia/47161042

For further information contact

contact@hrdmemorial.org