Jairo Javier Ruiz Hernández
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Region:Americas
Country:Colombia
Department/Province/State:Cauca
Sex1:Male
Date of Killing:26/09/2019
Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area
Type of Work:Community leader
Organisation:Asociación Campesina de Trabajadores de Balboa (ASCATBAL) / Federación Nacional Sindical Unitaria Agropecuaria (FENSUAGRO) / Asociación Nacional de Zonas de Reserva Campesina (ANZORC) / Proceso de Unidad Popular del Suroccidente Colombiano (PUPSOC) / Coordinadora Nacional de Cultivadores de Coca, Amapola y Marihuana (COCCAM) / Programa Nacional Integral de Sustitución de Cultivos (PNIS)
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights
Sector Detail:Labour rights/Trade union, Land rights, Peasant communities
More information:Programa Somos Defensores
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URLs (links) of Interest
- Programa Somos Defensores
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qcbtgLO7-cFRiDYXOZo5os8dBnLMuHbF/view
- https://www.colombiainforma.info/el-cauca-esta-de-luto-tres-lideres-sociales-asesinados/