Region:Americas

Country:Ecuador

Department/Province/State:Tungurahua

Sex¹:Trans woman

Date of Killing:03/09/2022

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Asociación Trans Nueva Esperanza / Nueva Esperanza Trans Association

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

Sector Detail:Sex workers' rights, Transgender rights

More information:Front Line Defenders

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://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2022/09/03/jessica-martinez_ambato-tungurahua-ecuador_378163c8

https://www.acnur.org/noticias/comunicados-de-prensa/acnur-hace-un-llamado-de-proteccion-las-personas-transgenero-y-otras

https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/seguridad/activistas-asesinato-lideresa-trans-extorsion-ambato/

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