Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:15/05/2022

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Junta de Acción Comunal en la vereda Lomitas / Guardia Cimarrona

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

Sector Detail:Afro descendants 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://historias-inconclusas.verdadabierta.com/sites/default/files/historias-inconclusas-lideres-sociales-version-final.pdf

https://urt.gov.co/sala-de-prensa/unidad-de-restitucion-de-tierras-lamenta-y-rechaza-asesinato-del-lider-social-del-municipio-de-santander-de-quilichao-edgar-quintero

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/05/15/asesinan-a-edgar-quintero-lider-social-en-santander-de-quilichao-cauca/

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