Region:Americas

Country:Colombia

Department/Province/State:Cauca

Sex¹:Female

Date of Killing:09/06/2021

Previous Threats:No, but previous threats to colleagues

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights

More information:Programa Somos Defensores

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://somosdefensores.org/informe-anual-2021-sistema-de-informacion-sobre-agresiones-contra-personas-defensoras-de-dd-hh-en-colombia-siaddhh/

https://www.omct.org/es/recursos/llamamientos-urgentes/colombia-asesinato-de-las-defensoras-de-derechos-humanos-argenis-yatacu%C3%A9-y-beatriz-cano

https://www.cntindigena.org/comunicado-a-la-opinion-publica-cntirechaza-el-asesinato-de-argenis-yatacue-profesora-y-autoridad-ancestral-del-norte-del-cauca-y-su-companero-marcelino-yatacue/

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/06/09/argenis-yatacue-lideresa-social-asesinada-en-el-cauca/

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