Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Choco

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:01/07/2021

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Comunidad indígena Embera Dobidá del resguardo Catrú

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

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights

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://www.noticiascaracol.com/colombia/frente-a-su-familia-decapitan-a-lider-indigena-en-el-alto-baudo

https://indepaz.org.co/listado-lideres-y-defensores-de-ddhh-asesinados-desde-2020/

For further information contact

contact@hrdmemorial.org