Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Arauca

Sex¹:Male

Age:59

Date of Killing:19/09/2024

Previous Threats:No history of threats

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Asociación de Cacaoteros de Cubará / Junta de Acción Comunal de la vereda Fátima / Asociación de Agricultores de Cubará

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

Sector Detail:Citizens' rights, 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.infobae.com/colombia/2024/09/19/tras-suspension-del-proceso-de-paz-entre-el-gobierno-y-el-eln-hallan-el-cadaver-de-un-secuestrado-por-la-guerrilla/

https://www.noticiascaracol.com/colombia/asesinan-a-lider-cacaotero-luis-obdulio-ramon-gomez-tras-ser-secuestrado-por-eln-en-boyaca-rg10

https://indepaz.org.co/lideres-sociales-defensores-de-dd-hh-y-firmantes-de-acuerdo-asesinados-en-2024/

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