Region:Americas

Country:Chile

Department/Province/State:Antofagasta

Sex¹:Female

Age:42

Date of Killing:29/11/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Agrupación Ecológica Valle de El Durazno

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

Sector Detail:Environmental rights, Extractive industries/mega projects

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://radio.uchile.cl/2023/09/29/tribunal-de-calama-decreta-presidio-perpetuo-y-15-anos-de-carcel-por-homicidio-de-defensora-ambientalista/

https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2021/12/03/dos-hombres-fueron-imputados-por-el-violento-femicidio-de-javiera-rojas-una-joven-activista-ambiental-chilena/

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