Region:Americas

Country:Honduras

Department/Province/State:Yoro

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:22/01/2022

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

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

Sector Detail:Environmental rights, Extractive industries/mega projects, Land rights

More information:Front Line Defenders

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://www.omct.org/es/recursos/llamamientos-urgentes/honduras-asesinato-del-l%C3%ADder-ind%C3%ADgena-tolup%C3%A1n-melvin-geovany-mej%C3%ADa-rodr%C3%ADguez

https://www.mp.hn/publicaciones/exhuman-cadaver-del-lider-indigena-en-el-progreso-yoro/

https://oacnudh.hn/oacnudh-condena-el-asesinato-de-melvin-geovany-mejia-defensor-indigena-tolupan/

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