Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:20/03/2017

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

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

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights, Land 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-2017-sistema-de-informacion-sobre-agresiones-contra-personas-defensoras-de-dd-hh-en-colombia-siaddhh/

http://www.cric-colombia.org/portal/comunicado-frente-al-asesinato-del-liberador-de-la-madre-tierra-javier-oteca-en-corinto-cauca/

https://www.business-humanrights.org/es/%C3%BAltimas-noticias/colombia-ind%C3%ADgenas-del-cauca-denuncian-asesinato-de-comunero-presuntamente-por-personal-de-ingenio-azucarero-en-lucha-por-la-tierra/

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