According to the information provided by the investigating authorities, farmer, human rights defender and social leader, Gustavo Pérez Arévalo, 58, was murdered on Friday, September 13 in the morning while he was in the Palma Chica village of the corregimiento Los Canelos in Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolívar.

The social leader was part of the Santa Rita association and the Sembrando Futuro de Paz association. He was also a delegate of the local Mesa de Victimas, La Candelaria.

Gustavo Pérez had previously requested protection from the Colombian State due to threats from paramilitary groups, however his request was not answered.