Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:La Guajira

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:22/08/2025

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Comunidad Wayúu Uribia

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

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' 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://www.minenergia.gov.co/es/sala-de-prensa/noticias-index/ministerio-minas-energia-fenoge-rechazan-asesinato-contratista-hector-gonzalez-epieyu-uribia-guajira/

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/atentado-en-uribia-asesinado-hector-gonzalez-epieyu-hermano-de-exgobernador-autoridades-investigan-moviles-del-crimen-en-medio-de-conmocion-3483724

https://www.vanguardia.com/judicial/2025/08/22/sicarios-asesinan-en-plena-calle-a-hermano-del-exgobernador-de-la-guajira/

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