Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Bahia

Nickname:"Seu Vermelho"

Sex¹:Male

Age:89

Date of Killing:26/11/2019

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Quilombo Rio dos Macacos

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

Sector Detail:Afro descendants rights, Land 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://www.global.org.br/en/blog/nota-da-justica-global-de-pesar-pelo-assassinato-do-quilombola-jose-izidio-dias/

https://almapreta.com.br/sessao/cotidiano/lider-quilombola-de-89-anos-e-assassinado-com-golpes-de-machado-na-bahia/

https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2019/11/27/asesinan-a-lider-quilombola-en-una-zona-controlada-por-la-marina-de-brasil/

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