Leyner Palacios
Afro-colombian activist
About Leyner Palacios
Leyner Palacios was a Colombian.
Leyner Palacios Asprilla is an Afro-Colombian human rights activist and lawyer. A co-founder of the Committee for the Rights of Victims of Bojayá, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.
Biography Palacios Asprilla grew up in Pogue, a hamlet within the borders of the Bojayá region.
Apart from his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, Palacios Asprilla's other notable recognitions include the Global Pluralism Award and the Peace Summit Medal for Social Impact at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in 2017.
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afro-colombian activist
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