Yoryanis Isabel Bernal Varela
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Region:Americas
Country:Colombia
Department/Province/State:Cesar
Sex1:Female
Age:43
Date of Killing:26/01/2017
Previous Threats:No information
Type of Work:Community leader
Organisation:WIWA Golkuche
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights, ESC Rights
Sector Detail:Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights
More information:Front Line Defenders
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URLs (links) of Interest
- Contagio Radio
- https://www.contagioradio.com/asesinan-yoryanis-isabel-bernal-lideresa-indigena-wiwa/
- Survival
- https://www.survivalinternational.org/news/11580
- El Heraldo
- https://www.elheraldo.co/cesar/mujer-asesinada-en-valledupar-era-lider-wiwa-defensora-de-derechos-humanos-323624
- RPT Noticias
- https://www.rptnoticias.com/2019/05/20/emiten-condena-contra-homicida-de-la-indigena-yoryanis-bernal/