Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Male

Age:40

Date of Killing:30/04/2022

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC)

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

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights, Land 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.semana.com/nacion/articulo/yesid-cana-lider-indigena-y-artesano-fue-asesinado-en-el-cauca/202234/

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/05/02/asesinaron-en-el-cauca-al-artesano-que-creo-la-mochila-mas-grande-del-mundo/

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