Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Valle del Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Age:68

Date of Killing:19/09/2021

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Journalist / Media worker

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights

Sector Detail:Abuse of power/corruption

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://rsf-es.org/colombia-rsf-pide-una-investigacion-exhaustiva-del-asesinato-de-marcos-efrain-montalvo-escobar/

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/12/10/un-menor-de-edad-asesino-en-septiembre-a-un-reconocido-periodista-de-tulua-valle-del-cauca/

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