Colombia - Brother and sister, agricultural workers affiliated to SINTRAGRIM, murdered

José Antonio and Luz Ángela Anzola Tejedor, brother and sister, members of the Sindicato de Trabajadores Agrícolas Independientes del Meta (SINTRAGRIM), affiliated to agricultural workers’ federation FENSUAGRO, were murdered on 5 March 2017 at their home in the municipality of Mesetas, in Meta. According to the president of the union, David Martínez, “The individuals who entered the house where hooded and armed. They arrived during the night and identified themselves as members of an illegal group.”