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16 January 2016

Killing of Nelly Amaya (MOVICE)

On 16 January 2016, unidentified gunmen killed human rights defender Ms Nelly Amaya in her home town of San Calixto, in the department of Norte Santander. Nelly Amaya's assassination follows the killing of another member of MOVICE, Mr Daniel Abril, on 13 November 2015, in his home town of Trinidad, in the department of Casanare. The attack also comes in the wake of a recent dissemination of threatening pamphlets against MOVICE, aimed at stopping their peaceful and legitimate human rights work in Colombia.

Violations 
#Killing
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16 November 2015

Killing of human rights defender Daniel Abril and escalating threats against members of MOVICE

On 13 November 2015, human rights defender Mr Daniel Abril was killed while in a bakery in his home town of Trinidad, in the department of Casanare. He was one of the most prominent voices against reported human rights abuses committed by oil companies in the Casanare department. Daniel Abril and other members of MOVICE have been the subject of threats and other forms of harassment.

Violations 
#Killing
Closed Case
31 March 2016

Case History: Paulino Terena

On 31 March 2016, during a hearing before the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry which is investigating the killings and violence against indigenous persons and the State's alleged omission in these cases, indigenous leader Paulino Terena was prevented from giving his testimony before the CPI as he asked for a translator for his indigenous mother tongue, Terena.

Rights 
#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
Violations 
#Other Harassment
#Attempted Killing/Assassination
#Threats / Intimidation
Location 
#Brazil
HRD or Organization 
Paulino Terena
Closed Case
24 January 2014

Case History: Justo Sorto

On 21 January 2014, Justo Sorto was found dead on a farming estate of the Yance community in the municipality of Jesús de Otoro, in the department of Intibucá, Western Honduras. Justo Sorto had been detained by police on various occasions for his participation in the taking of roads while campaigning for the expulsion of lumber dealers who were destroying the forests in which the Lenca community lives, in the departments of Lempira, Intibucá and Santa Barbara.

Rights 
#Environmental Rights
#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
Violations 
#Killing
Location 
#Honduras
HRD or Organization 
Justo Sorto

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