Civil society denounce assassination member of Movimiento Ríos Vivos Colombia

The document is a formal condemnation of the May 2, 2018, killing of Hugo Albeiro George Pérez and Domar Egidio Zapata George in Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia. The victims were associated with Movimiento Ríos Vivos and the Asociación de Víctimas y Afectados por Megaproyectos (ASVAM) El Aro, opposing the Hidroituango dam on the Cauca River. The signatories call for an expedited investigation by the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia and urge the government to protect environmental defenders and investigate the social and environmental impacts of the dam project, which is financed by IDB Invest.

• On May 2, 2018, Hugo Albeiro George Pérez, a member of Movimiento Ríos Vivos and the Asociación de Víctimas y Afectados por Megaproyectos (ASVAM) El Aro, and his nephew Domar Egidio Zapata George were killed in Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia.
• The killings occurred during community mobilizations against the Hidroituango dam project on the Cauca River, which is described as the largest dam in Colombia with a height of 225 meters and a storage capacity of 20 million cubic meters of water.
• The Hidroituango project is financed by IDB Invest, the private-sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, and is expected to affect 12 municipalities and thousands of families.
• Movimiento Ríos Vivos has faced human rights violations, including threats and intimidation, due to its defense of the Cauca River and local land.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2018). Civil society denounce assassination member of Movimiento Ríos Vivos Colombia. https://www.ciel.org/news/civil-society-denounce-assassination-member-movimiento-rios-vivos-colombia/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Civil society denounce assassination member of Movimiento Ríos Vivos Colombia. 2018. https://www.ciel.org/news/civil-society-denounce-assassination-member-movimiento-rios-vivos-colombia/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Civil society denounce assassination member of Movimiento Ríos Vivos Colombia |date=8 May 2018 |url=https://www.ciel.org/news/civil-society-denounce-assassination-member-movimiento-rios-vivos-colombia/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2018civil, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Civil society denounce assassination member of Movimiento Ríos Vivos Colombia}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2018}, month = may, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/civil-society-denounce-assassination-member-movimiento-rios-vivos-colombia/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }