Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Atlantico

Sex¹:Male

Age:43

Date of Killing:13/07/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Social leader

Organisation:Junta de Acción Comunal Nuevo Amanecer

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

Sector Detail:Poverty/Economic insecurity

More information:Programa Somos Defensores

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://somosdefensores.org/informe-anual-2021-sistema-de-informacion-sobre-agresiones-contra-personas-defensoras-de-dd-hh-en-colombia-siaddhh/

https://emisoraatlantico.com.co/judiciales/capturan-a-otro-sujeto-implicado-en-crimen-de-lider-social-en-sabanalarga/

https://qhubobucaramanga.com/judicial/29616-alias-junior-a-responder-por-la-muerte-de-alexander-escobar

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