Mario Calixto

Mario Calixto
Bornc. 1959
NationalityColombian
Occupationhuman rights activist
AwardsRobert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (1998)

Mario Calixto (born c. 1959[1]) is a Colombian human rights activist.

In the 1990s, Calixto was the president of the Human Rights Committee of Sabana de Torres and was repeatedly threatened by paramilitary groups for his denunciations of their activities. On 23 December 1997, two armed men attempted to kidnap him from his home, but were prevented by the presence of observers from Peace Brigades International.[2]

In 1998, he won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award along with fellow Colombian activists Berenice Celeyta, Gloria Florez, and Jaime Prieto Mendez. As of that year, he was living in exile in Spain.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Four Activists Deplore Tide of Violence". The Miami Herald. 10 November 1998. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. ^ Reychler, Luc; Thania Paffenholz (2001). Peacebuilding: A Field Guide. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 978-1555879372. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. ^ "1998: Berenice Celeyta, Gloria Florez, Jaime Prieto, and Mario Calixto". Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2012.


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