João Ferreira dos Santos
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Region:Americas
Country:Brazil
Department/Province/State:Bahia
Nickname:João de Ouro
Sex1:Male
Age:56
Date of Killing:14/10/2017
Previous Threats:No, but previous threats to colleagues
Type of Work:Community leader
Organisation:Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST)
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights
Sector Detail:Land rights, Peasant communities
More information:Front Line Defenders
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URLs (links) of Interest
- https://cptnacional.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/assassinatos-2017.pdf
- https://mst.org.br/2017/10/16/no-extremo-sul-baiano-sem-terra-e-assassinado-em-casa-no-assentamento-cruz-do-ouro/
- https://gw.hacdn.io/media/documents/Defenders_report_layout_AW2_lowres_5jP01UZ.pdf