Emilsen Manyoma

Emilsen Manyoma

Emilsen Manyoma

Emilsen Manyoma is a Colombian human rights defender. Born on 1985 in Colombia, Emilsen Manyoma has been recognized for their work as human rights defender. Details of the life and career of this Colombian figure are documented in public sources such as Wikipedia.

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Biography

Emilsen Manyoma (1984 or 1985 - 2017) was a human rights activist from Colombia. Manyoma was of Afro-Colombian descent. She worked for the "Communities Building Peace in Territories" or CONPAZ network in the Bajo Calima region of the country in Valle del Cauca. Manyoma had been an outspoken critic of right-wing paramilitaries and mining and agricultural corporations. Manyoma's work involved the rights of people displaced by drug trafficking. She had also been working for the Colombian Truth Commission, documenting murder and disappearances. She was assassinated in January 2017, along with Joe Javier Rodallega, her partner. Emilsen also worked with Humanitarian Space Puente Nayero which began in April 2014 trying to create a space free from armed groups.

Personal Life

Emilsen Manyoma was born on 1985 in Colombia. As a human rights defender, Emilsen Manyoma is part of the public figures documented from Colombia.

References

  1. "Emilsen Manyoma." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilsen_Manyoma
  2. "Wikidata entity: Q28503684 — Emilsen Manyoma." https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28503684

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