Zaida Catalán
Catalán Swedish lawyer and politician
Died when: 36 years 173 days (437 months)Star Sign: Libra
Zaida Catalán (6 October 1980 – March 2017) 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 known for her work in activism including environmental issues, 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 in March 2017.
Investigation into the crime is continued through March 2018, and critics allege the UN was irresponsible in sending her to a high-conflict zone with limited training and support.
On 29 January 2022, a DR Congo court sentenced over 50 people for the murders of Catalán and her American colleague Michael Sharp.