# Two Social Leaders Killed in Cajibío, Cauca

María Ovidia Palechor and James Edímer Flor were assassinated in Cajibío, Cauca, Colombia.

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Armed men entered the couple's home in the rural vereda of Buenavista and shot them directly, causing their deaths at the scene. [^1]

María Ovidia Palechor Anacona and James Edímer Flor were assassinated in the Buenavista sector of Cajibío, Cauca, Colombia. [^2]

Authorities have not yet publicly established who ordered or executed the assassinations, though illegal armed structures including FARC dissidents are suspected. [^3]

James Edímer Flor served as a coordinator for the Victims' Table in Cajibío and was a director of the ASOVIJUD association. [^4]

Armed men entered the victims' home and shot them, according to preliminary information from local media. [^5]

Iris Marín, the Ombudsman (defensora del Pueblo), expressed concern regarding the insecurity faced by social leaders in the country. [^6]

María Ovidia Palechor Anacona was an indigenous leader from the Yanacona people who participated in human rights defense and community defense scenarios for years. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Armed men entered the couple's home in the rural vereda of Buenavista and shot them directly, causing their deaths at the scene. (El Tiempo, News)
2. María Ovidia Palechor Anacona and James Edímer Flor were assassinated in the Buenavista sector of Cajibío, Cauca, Colombia. (El Tiempo, News)
3. Authorities have not yet publicly established who ordered or executed the assassinations, though illegal armed structures including FARC dissidents are suspected. (El Tiempo, News)
4. James Edímer Flor served as a coordinator for the Victims' Table in Cajibío and was a director of the ASOVIJUD association. (El Tiempo, News)
5. Armed men entered the victims' home and shot them, according to preliminary information from local media. (El Universal, News)
6. Iris Marín, the Ombudsman (defensora del Pueblo), expressed concern regarding the insecurity faced by social leaders in the country. (El Universal, News)
7. María Ovidia Palechor Anacona was an indigenous leader from the Yanacona people who participated in human rights defense and community defense scenarios for years. (El Universal, News)

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