Region:Asia-Pacific

Country:The Philippines

Department/Province/State:Negros Occidental

Nickname:Eric

Sex¹:Male

Age:50

Date of Killing:30/11/2022

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Community leader

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

Sector Detail:Peasant communities

More information:Karapatan

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.karapatan.org/Karapatan+calls+on+CHR+to+conduct+independent+probe+of+reported+killing+of+NDF+consultant%2C+peasant+organizer+in+Negros/25th+massacre+under+dutertes+counterinsurgency+campaign+karapatan+strongly+condemns+massacre+in+lianga+surigao+del+sur

https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/religious-groups-human-rights-advocates-writers-seek-probe-death-ericson-acosta/

https://www.amnesty.org.ph/2022/12/investigate-killing-of-activists-and-address-violence-in-negros-province/

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