Maria José Amorim Silva Lima

Maria José Amorim Silva Lima, 49, was a leader of  Associação dos Trabalhadores Rurais do Povoado Belo Monte 3, who devoted her life to the struggle for land rights in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.

She was shot dead on July 10, 2014, at her home, when gunmen attacked her during daylight.

According to information from Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT) the region has been in conflict since 2005. At the time of the report, there were lands which should have been granted to the families, however this didn’t happen.

Additionally, because of several improvements around the region (Belo Monte 3), the land is overvalued, the reason why the conflicts have increased.

 

 

 


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Región:América

País:Brasil

Departamento/Provincia/Estado:Maranhao

Sexo1:Femenino

Edad:49

Fecha del asesinato:10/07/2014

Amenazas previas:No hay información

Tipo de tarea:Líder de la comunidad

Organisación:Associação dos Trabalhadores Rurais do Povoado Belo Monte 3

Área o Tipo de derechos en los que trabajaba el/la DDH:Derechos civiles y políticos, Derechos ESC

Detalles del sector:Derecho a la tierra

Más información:Front Line Defenders

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