Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Valle del Cauca

Sex¹:Female

Age:26

Date of Killing:08/10/2021

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Gender component to killing:Killing preceded by identity-based verbal assault or harassment including threats

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Ansermanuevo

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.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/10/14/invesitigan-crimen-de-lideresa-social-que-aparecio-muerta-despues-de-denunciar-amenazas-por-parte-de-uniformados-de-la-policia-en-el-valle-del-cauca/

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