Jyri Antero Jaakkola (February 11, 1977 – April 27, 2010) was a

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activist. He was on his way to

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, a village of indigenous Trique people that has declared itself autonomous, as a

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when he was shot dead by UBISORT, a paramilitary organization connected to

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. In the attack Alberta Cariño, an activist for the local organization CACTUS, was also shot dead and more than ten people were wounded.

Background

Jaakkola was widely known as a central figure in several alternative movements in Finland. He was involved with S/V Estelle, a sailboat operated on fair trade principles, and sailed to

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with the ship in 2002.

Death

Jaakkola was murdered in

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on 27 April 2010. According to

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( Subcommittee on Human Rights) the individual cases allow the discovery of the roots of systematic human rights violations. Jaakkola's parents want the Finnish government to conduct investigations. In 2012 the murder, two years after his death, the Mexican investigation had not advanced. In September 2022, four of ten arrested suspects were set free, the case was declared as finished due to the lack of proof.https://amerika21.de/2022/10/260552/mord-menschenrechtlern-mexiko-straffrei

References

External links

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An article written by Jyri Jaakkola translated into English

Parents demand justice for Finn killed in Mexico (Associated Press)

In Memoriam: Jyri Jaakkola
Finnish political activists 1977 births 2010 deaths Finnish people murdered abroad Finnish human rights activists Deaths by firearm in Mexico People murdered in Mexico {{Finland-bio-stub