Gloria Flórez

Gloria Flórez

Gloria Flórez

Gloria Flórez is a Colombian human rights defender. Born on January 09, 1962 in Bucaramanga, Gloria Flórez 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

Gloria Flórez Schneider is a Colombian activist on behalf of internally displaced persons. She is the head of MINGA, an "Association for Alternative Social Policy". In 1998, she won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, along with Berenice Celeyta, Jaime Prieto, and Mario Calixto.

Career

In 2004, MINGA advocated on behalf of the people of the Catatumbo region, 30,000 of whom were displaced following heavy fighting. In 2009, Flórez and MINGA lobbied for an investigation into the claims of drug lord Diego Murillo that he had financed the 2002 election campaign of President Álvaro Uribe.

Personal Life

Gloria Flórez was born on January 09, 1962 in Bucaramanga. As a human rights defender, Gloria Flórez is part of the public figures documented from Colombia.

References

  1. "Gloria Flórez." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Flórez
  2. "Wikidata entity: Q5571374 — Gloria Flórez." https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5571374

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