Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Caqueta

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:08/07/2023

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Junta de Acción Comunal de la vereda Bajo Londres / Guardia Campesina Juntanza por la Paz / Asociación Unidos Producimos Paz / Asociación Reincorporados de Puerto Rico

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Citizens' rights, Peace building, Peasant communities

More information:Programa Somos Defensores (PSD)

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://www.elespectador.com/colombia-20/conflicto/rigoberto-mendoza-excombatiente-farc-asesinado-en-caqueta-por-disidencias-i-acuerdo-de-paz/

https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2023/07/09/firmante-de-paz-y-presidente-de-jac-fue-asesinado-en-caqueta-dejaron-un-panfleto-de-las-disidencias-sobre-su-cuerpo/

https://caracol.com.co/2023/07/09/rigoberto-mendoza-firmante-del-acuerdo-de-paz-fue-asesinado-en-caqueta/

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