Region:Americas

Country:Mexico

Department/Province/State:Chiapas

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:05/07/2021

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Organización Sociedad Civil Las Abejas de Acteal

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

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights

More information:Front Line Defenders

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://www.frontlinedefenders.org/es/statement-report/concern-new-armed-attacks-against-indigenous-communities-and-prevalence-impunity

https://www.omct.org/es/recursos/llamamientos-urgentes/m%C3%A9xico-asesinato-sim%C3%B3n-pedro-p%C3%A9rez-l%C3%B3pez-miembro-de-las-abejas

https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2023/04/01/estados/condenan-a-25-anos-a-homicida-de-simon-perez-catequista-de-las-abejas-3757

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