Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Norte de Santander

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:16/01/2025

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Farmer / Peasant

Organisation:Asociación de Unidad Campesina del Catatumbo (ASUNCAT) / Unión Patriótica

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

Sector Detail:Land rights, Peasant communities

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.instagram.com/p/DFGRIEcpTa6/?hl=en

https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2025-01-21/la-crisis-humanitaria-en-el-catatumbo-ya-deja-60-muertos-mas-de-18000-desplazados-y-46000-ninos-sin-clases-segun-la-onu.html

https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/01/21/las-cifras-que-entrego-la-onu-derechos-humanos-sobre-la-ola-de-violencia-en-el-catatumbo-por-combates-entre-eln-y-disidencias/

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