Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Antioquia

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:10/01/2024

Previous Threats:No history of threats

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Casa Juvenil de Mutatá / Consejo Comunitario de Afrodescendientes Etnia Negra de la Serranía de Abibe, Río León y Sucio (COCOSARLES)

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

Sector Detail:Afro descendants 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.jep.gov.co/Sala-de-Prensa/Paginas/-jep-rechaza-homicidio-de-argemiro-mayo-garcia.aspx

https://www.elcolombiano.com/antioquia/asesinaron-a-el-profe-lider-social-de-mutata-LE23507815

https://www.noticiascaracol.com/colombia/otro-lider-social-fue-victima-de-homicidio-en-antioquia-van-tres-asesinados-en-2024-rg10

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