Community leader killed in Tumaco - WOLA denounces threats to human rights activists (Oct. 19, 2017)
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On Tuesday a prominent Afro-Colombian community group leader was killed by unidentified perpetrators. José Jairo Cortés was one of the leaders of the Afro-Colombian Community Council of Alto Mira and Frontera, and also helped support work that the Colombian Catholic Church’s social welfare program conducted in Tumaco, Nariño department, one of Colombia’s most conflict-ridden areas.
Community leader killed in Tumaco - WOLA denounces threats to human rights activists (Oct. 19, 2017)
Community leader killed in Tumaco - WOLA…
Community leader killed in Tumaco - WOLA denounces threats to human rights activists (Oct. 19, 2017)
On Tuesday a prominent Afro-Colombian community group leader was killed by unidentified perpetrators. José Jairo Cortés was one of the leaders of the Afro-Colombian Community Council of Alto Mira and Frontera, and also helped support work that the Colombian Catholic Church’s social welfare program conducted in Tumaco, Nariño department, one of Colombia’s most conflict-ridden areas.