Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:La Guajira

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:18/08/2022

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Nación Wayuú

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.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/08/21/continua-el-exterminio-asesinan-a-lider-social-indigena-frente-a-su-familia-en-uribia-guajira/

https://www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacional/los-lideres-ambientalistas-asesinados-en-los-ultimos-dos-anos/

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