Region:Americas

Country:Ecuador

Department/Province/State:Esmeraldas

Sex¹:Male

Age:46

Date of Killing:20/02/2024

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Federación de Centros Chachi del Ecuador (FECCHE)

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

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights, Land rights

More information:Alianza por los Derechos Humanos de Ecuador

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://alianzaddhh.org/dos-lideres-indigenas-chachi-fallecen-luego-de-un-ataque-armado-en-area-afectada-por-mineria-ilegal-en-el-norte-de-esmeraldas/

https://es.mongabay.com/2024/03/asesinato-lideres-indigenas-esmeraldas-violencia-ecuador/

https://blogs.elespectador.com/medio-ambiente/mongabay-latam/asesinato-lideres-indigenas-esmeraldas-nuevas-victimas-la-violencia-ecuador/

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