Kite Kiwe Indigenous Community Leader Assassinated
Status:
Killed
About the situation
On 19 April 2017, Gerson Acosta was killed as he left a community meeting in the Kite Kiwe indigenous territory.
About Gerson Acosta
Gerson Acosta was an indigenous leader of the Kite Kiwe community in the Cauca region of Colombia. Gerson belonged to a town council that participates in the processes of 'Liberation of Mother Earth'. He was killed on 19 April 2017 as he left a community meeting.
19 April 2017
Kite Kiwe Indigenous Leader Killed
Gerson Acosta was an indigenous leader of the Kite Kiwe community in the Cauca region of Colombia. Gerson belonged to a town council that participates in the processes of 'Liberation of Mother Earth'. He was shot and killed on 19 April 2017 by an assassin as he left a community meeting.
