Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Valle del Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:29/03/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Trade unionist

Organisation:Sindicato de Trabajadores de Cosecha Castilla (Sintracos) / Junta de Acción Comunal del barrio La Casilda en Florida

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

Sector Detail:Labour rights/Trade union

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.radionacional.co/actualidad/autoridades-ofrecen-recompensa-por-informacion-de-crimen-de-lider-sindical-en-florida

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/03/31/asesinan-a-lider-sindical-cuando-sacaba-a-pasear-a-su-mascota/

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