Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cesar

Sex¹:Male

Age:40

Date of Killing:28/04/2025

Type of Work:Trade unionist

Organisation:Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT)- Cesar / Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Sistema Agroalimentario (SINALTRAINAL)

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

Sector Detail:Labour rights/Trade union

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.fidh.org/es/temas/defensores-de-derechos-humanos/colombia-asesinato-del-defensor-de-derechos-humanos-walberto-quintero

https://cut.org.co/rechazamos-y-denunciamos-el-vil-asesinato-de-nuestro-companero-walberto-quintero-medina-vicepresidente-de-la-cut-subdirectiva-cesar/

https://www.oidhaco.org/asesinato-del-dirigente-sindical-walberto-quintero-medina/

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