Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Bahia

Sex¹:Female

Age:72

Date of Killing:17/08/2023

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Community leader

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

Sector Detail:Afro descendants rights, Impunity/Justice

More information:Front Line Defenders

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.oas.org/es/CIDH/jsForm/?File=/es/cidh/prensa/comunicados/2023/248.asp

https://www.cartacapital.com.br/sociedade/onu-condena-assassinato-de-bernadete-pacifico-lideranca-quilombola-na-bahia/

https://brasil.un.org/pt-br/242949-onu-direitos-humanos-condena-assassinato-da-lideran%C3%A7a-quilombola-bernadete-pac%C3%ADfico-e

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