Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Caldas

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:29/04/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Farmer / Peasant

Organisation:Vereda El Congal

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

Sector Detail:Peasant communities

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.urt.gov.co/sala-de-prensa/comunicado-la-opinion-publica-sobre-el-asesinato-del-senor-wilson-jesus-lopez-en-el-departamento-de-caldas

https://archivo.lapatria.com/nacional/asesinan-wilson-lopez-de-los-lideres-de-el-congal-474313

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