Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:10/02/2025

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Kiwe Thegna (Guardia Indígena) del Resguardo de Toribio

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights, Land 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.instagram.com/p/DF5ehmjRvbR/

https://www.wradio.com.co/2025/02/11/asesinan-a-lider-indigena-en-toribio-cauca-alerta-por-incremento-de-violencia-en-la-region/

https://www.cric-colombia.org/portal/asesinan-al-kiwe-thegnas-edgar-tumina-en-toribio/

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