Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:14/07/2025

Previous Threats:No, but previous threats to colleagues

Type of Work:Trade unionist

Organisation:Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Agroindustria de la Caña de Azúcar de Colombia (SINTRAICAÑAZUCOL)

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

Sector Detail:Labour rights/Trade union

More information:Programa Somos Defensores (PSD)

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.wradio.com.co/2025/07/17/en-el-norte-del-cauca-asesinaron-a-lider-sindical-vinculado-a-la-agroindustria-de-la-cana/

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/asesinan-a-tiros-a-l%C3%ADder-social-en-el-suroeste-de-colombia-y-ya-suman-88-este-a%C3%B1o/89692822

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/cali/cinco-dias-despues-de-su-desaparicion-fue-hallado-el-cuerpo-de-un-lider-sindical-en-zona-rural-de-miranda-en-el-norte-del-cauca-3472936

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