Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Narino

Sex¹:Female

Age:48

Date of Killing:03/03/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Resguardo del Gran Cumbal

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.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/03/06/indignacion-en-narino-por-asesinato-de-carmen-cumbalaza-medica-tradicional-y-lideresa-indigena/

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/cali/asesinan-al-lider-indigena-enrique-cumbalaza-en-el-municipio-de-cumbal-narino-comunidades-exigen-justicia-y-rechazan-la-impunidad-3533475

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