Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Age:67

Date of Killing:18/11/2022

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Resguardo Indígena de Pitayó

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol 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://historias-inconclusas.verdadabierta.com/sites/default/files/historias-inconclusas-lideres-sociales-version-final.pdf

https://www.hchr.org.co/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Analisis-de-casos-verificados-de-homicidio-de-defensores-en-2022-ONU-Derechos-Humanos.pdf

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/asesinaron-a-comnunero-indigena-que-buscaba-a-hermano-desaparecido-en-cauca-719623

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