Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Narino

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:24/02/2021

Previous Threats:No, but previous threats to colleagues

Type of Work:Indigenous community member

Organisation:Resguardo Indígena Awá Piguambi Palangala

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://onic.org.co/sitio/noticias/70-destacadas/4151-las-autoridades-indigenas-del-pueblo-awa-del-resguardo-piguambi-palangala-denuncian-que-el-24-de-febrero-fue-asesinado-jhon-pai-pascal-fiscal-del-cabildo

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/conflicto-armado-la-guerra-ajena-que-no-deja-en-paz-al-pueblo-indigena-awa-573238

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