Urgent Appeal regarding Armed Attack and Death Threats Against Afro-Descendant Leaders in Northern Cauca, Colombia (6 June 2019)

To: Colombia

Subject: Information received regarding an armed attack with firearms and grenades, along with death threats against Afro-descendant leaders in the Northern Cauca region.

Mandates: African Descent; Executions; Freedom of Opinion and Expression; Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association; Human Rights Defenders; Minority Issues; Racism

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Published:
Jun 2019

Ref

JUA COL 5/2019 (146 KB)

Responses received:

Colombia (30 Jul 2019) (2 MB)

Colombia (9 Aug 2019) (1 MB)