Zaida Catalán
Zaida Catalán | |
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| Born | 6 October 1980 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 12 March 2017 (aged 36) Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Zaida Maria Catalán (6 October 1980 – 12 March 2017): 33 was a Swedish politician who was a member of the Green Party and leader of the Young Greens of Sweden between 2001 and 2005.
She was an activist on issues including the environment, animal rights, and human rights (including support of Sweden's sex purchase law; see Prostitution in Sweden).
Catalán was kidnapped and murdered while on a UN mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in March 2017. Critics alleged that the UN was irresponsible in sending her to a high-conflict zone with limited training and support. On 29 January 2022, a DRC court sentenced over 50 people for the murders of Catalán and her American colleague Michael Sharp.