Region:Americas

Country:Honduras

Department/Province/State:Colon

Sex¹:Male

Age:28

Date of Killing:07/01/2023

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Social protester

Organisation:Comunidad de Guapino

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

Sector Detail:Environmental rights, Extractive industries/mega projects, Land rights

More information:OMCT / FIDH / ACI-Participa

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.oas.org/es/CIDH/jsForm/?File=/es/cidh/prensa/comunicados/2023/138.asp

https://www.omct.org/es/recursos/llamamientos-urgentes/honduras-asesinato-de-los-defensores-de-guapinol-aly-dom%C3%ADnguez-y-jairo-bonilla

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/11/honduras-environmental-defenders-shot-dead-guapinol-mine

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