Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:La Guajira

Sex¹:Female

Age:51

Date of Killing:31/03/2021

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Comunidad de Arronshy

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

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights

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://www.onic.org.co/comunicadosregionales/4180-lideresa-wayuu-fue-asesinada-cerca-a-lacomunidad-de-arronshy-municipio-de-uribia-la-guajira

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/04/02/asesinan-lideresa-wayuu-en-el-departamento-de-la-guajira/

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