Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Huila

Sex¹:Male

Age:45

Date of Killing:29/01/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Social leader

Organisation:Junta de Acción Comunal de la Vereda Los Andes

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights

Sector Detail:Citizens' 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://aldeasur.com/comision-interamericana-de-derechos-humanos-condeno-asesinatos-del-huila-y-antioquia/

https://x.com/Indepaz/status/1355614236710494217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1355614236710494217%7Ctwgr%5E7ede0ea70ae9f3b6c290978f2820b9a4ec0008e4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laiguana.tv%2Farticulos%2F875967-colombia-denuncian-asesinato-lider-comunal-arcenio-quinayas-ruiz%2F

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