Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Huila

Sex¹:Female

Age:39

Date of Killing:31/05/2025

Type of Work:Social leader

Organisation:Red de Buscadoras Tras las Huellas de la Vida / Junta de Acción Comunal de la Vereda Nueva Reforma

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

Sector Detail:Enforced disappearances, Impunity/Justice

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://x.com/ONUHumanRights/status/1929280589330309292

https://www.facebook.com/UBPDcolombia/posts/con-profundo-dolor-lamentamos-el-asesinato-de-lina-mar%C3%ADa-puentes-vega-mujer-busc/1281581433969274/

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/ella-era-lina-puentes-reconocida-lideresa-del-huila-asesinada-por-disidencias-hay-conmocion-por-su-muerte-3459587

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