Mario Calixto (born c. 1959) 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
Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1981 which "protects human rights and promotes non-violent transformation of conflicts". It primarily does this by sending international volunteers to areas of confli ...
.
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.
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Living people
Colombian human rights activists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureates
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