Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Age:30

Date of Killing:28/08/2024

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Guardia indígena del resguardo Sat Tama Kiwe, Caldono / Consejo educativo local de Pueblo Nuevo

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

Sector Detail:Child rights, 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.cric-colombia.org/portal/vil-asesinato-carlos-andres-ascue-tumbo-guardia-indigena-cric/?__cf_chl_tk=dOQCRrRy1MbaI0Fc9MktOP_.lkjuSExmVNEYzbZhihw-1736854979-1.0.1.1-zMX3kW1vkA917Nrcozj1e_.PNIoVWFmelw_pLAzVMU0

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/the-underreported-killing-of-colombias-indigenous-land-guardian-the-wolf-photos/

https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2024/08/30/guardia-indigena-en-el-norte-del-cauca-fue-asesinado-las-autoridades-empezaron-las-investigaciones/

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