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Colombia Denounces Another Social Leader's Murder
Published 18 July 2020
To date, over 570 social leaders and human rights defenders have been murdered in the South American country.
Colombia' social lider Sigifredo Gutierrez Friday was killed in the department of Cauca by unknown assailants, and his death joins the over 680 homicide cases that have occurred in the country since the signing of the Peace Agreement in 2016.
Local authorities announced that Gutierrez, who had a physical disability, was shot dead at around 21h00 local time by unknown men who later escaped from the scene.
After the attack, neighbours tried to assist him, but the social leader died because of the severe injuries.
Gutierrez was president of the Community Action Board of San Isidro, Cauca and was also the coordinator of a coronavirus checkpoint in his local community.
More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-denounces-another-social-leader-murdered--20200718-0002.html
