Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Santander

Sex¹:Male

Age:63

Date of Killing:17/04/2021

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Social leader

Organisation:Junta de Acción Comunal de Balcones del Kennedy

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

Sector Detail:Right to health

More information:Programa Somos Defensores

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://somosdefensores.org/informe-anual-2021-sistema-de-informacion-sobre-agresiones-contra-personas-defensoras-de-dd-hh-en-colombia-siaddhh/

https://caracol.com.co/emisora/2021/04/19/bucaramanga/1618830468_659466.html

https://www.vanguardia.com/judicial/2021/07/25/a-la-carcel-presunto-homicida-de-un-lider-social-en-el-norte-de-bucaramanga/

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