# Joel Filártiga

> Joel Holden Filártiga Ferreira was a Paraguayan doctor, artist and human rights activist. He became known for his human rights activism after his son, Joelito Filártiga, was killed by the police during the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner in 1976.

*Paraguayan physician (1932-2019)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joel-filartiga

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Paraguay
- **Born:** 1932-08-15
- **Died:** 2019-07-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Joel Holden Filártiga Ferreira was a Paraguayan doctor, artist and human rights activist. He became known for his human rights activism after his son, Joelito Filártiga, was killed by the police during the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner in 1976.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.5

## Sources
- [Joel Filártiga](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Fil%C3%A1rtiga)
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- [Joel Filártiga](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Fil%C3%A1rtiga)
- [جويل فيلارتيجا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7)
- [Филартига, Хоэль](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%2C_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C)
- [Joel Holden Filártiga](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Holden_Fil%C3%A1rtiga)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6213580)

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