Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Bolivar

Sex¹:Male

Age:58

Date of Killing:27/02/2025

Previous Threats:No history of threats

Type of Work:Social leader

Organisation:Junta de Acción Comunal del barrio Colombiatón

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights

Sector Detail:Citizens' rights

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.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/asesinan-a-lider-comunitario-en-cartagena-jeronimo-martinez-fue-atacado-por-sicarios-3431202

https://caracol.com.co/2025/02/28/sicarios-asesinaron-a-reconocido-lider-social-del-barrio-flor-del-campo-en-cartagena/

https://www.eluniversal.com.co/sucesos/2025/02/28/asi-mataron-al-lider-jeronimo-martinez-en-cartagena-una-mujer-se-salvo/

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