Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Caqueta

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:03/07/2021

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Health care worker

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

Sector Detail:Environmental 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.elespectador.com/ambiente/hombres-armados-asesinaron-a-fernando-vela-medico-y-ambientalista-de-caqueta/

https://www.eltiempo.com/vida/medio-ambiente/fernando-vela-ambientalista-asesinado-que-lucho-por-la-amazonia-602441

For further information contact

contact@hrdmemorial.org