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Gustavo Gallón, Colombian Ambassador to Geneva, Died

Summary by La Silla Vacía
President Gustavo Petro reported the death of lawyer Gustavo Gallón, who was until his death the Colombian ambassador in Geneva. He had been hospitalized for a few weeks and, according to what the president reported, “according to Swiss standards, he was disconnected.” Gustavo Gallón, the hero of the defense of Colombia’s human rights, has died. I met him fighting and his intelligence was put to the order of the massacred and persecuted communit…
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Colombia’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Gustavo Gallón, died in Switzerland this Tuesday at the age of 74, as President Gustavo Petro confirmed. The diplomat was hospitalized in the last hours and his death was confirmed by the president through his official channels. Gallón was one of the most recognized figures in the defense of human rights in Colombia. For decades he developed a wide career as a lawyer, academic and defender of vulnerable…

The Ombudsman, Iris Marin Ortiz, lamented the death of Gustavo Gallón, Colombia’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, and recalled him as a central figure in the defense of human rights. Through social network X, the official expressed her recognition of the jurist and his affection for the family. In her message, Marin highlighted the footprint of the deceased in the country. “Dear Gustavo... the words Maestro, ‘my’ dean, the dean of human rights i…

The ambassador representing Colombia to the UN in Geneva died: this was his diplomatic tour TuBarco Noticias The government confirmed the death of Gustavo Gallón Giraldo, Permanent Representative of Colombia. Noticias Colombia. The government of Colombia confirmed this Tuesday 30 June the death of Gustavo Gallón Giraldo, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the country to the United Nations in Geneva. His death mourns Colombian diplomacy a…

President Gustavo Petro reported the death of lawyer Gustavo Gallón, who was until his death the Colombian ambassador in Geneva. He had been hospitalized for a few weeks and, according to what the president reported, “according to Swiss standards, he was disconnected.” Gustavo Gallón, the hero of the defense of Colombia’s human rights, has died. I met him fighting and his intelligence was put to the order of the massacred and persecuted communit…

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La Silla Vacía broke the news on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
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