Region:Americas

Country:Mexico

Department/Province/State:Michoacan

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:13/10/2023

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Guardia Comunitaria del Municipio de Aquila

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

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights, Land rights

More information:Red TDT

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.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/10/environmental-defenders-mexico-central-america-attacks

https://pbicanada.org/2023/04/11/nine-environmental-defenders-killed-in-mexico-two-in-honduras-while-criminalization-increases-in-guatemala/

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/asesinan-a-cuatro-ind%C3%ADgenas-n%C3%A1huatl-en-distintos-hechos-en-occidente-mexicano/48478890

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