Luz Yeni Montano

Luz Yeni Montano, 48, was shot dead on at her own home on the 12th of November 2017 in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia.

Mother of seven children, Luz Yeni was a community and religious leader. An active member of the Community Action Board of Tumaco and the religious associations of Divino Niño y Jesús Nazareno, she managed projects to aid displaced communities.

The area where Luz Yeni resided and peacefully fought is known for the activity of illegal groups and being a community leader is a high risk activity.

Luz Yeni publicly denounced the numerous recent killings of community leaders, only from January to November 2017, over 120 were murdered. She came back her last day from a gathering for the Día de la Acción Comunal, where a commemoration for the victims took place.

She remains in the memory of those who knew her, as a kind and generous soul.


Si vous souhaitez nous donner un souvenir personnel, merci de nous écrire à: HRDMemorial@frontlinedefenders.org

Région:Amériques

Pays:Colombie

Département/Province/Etat:Narino

Sexe1:Féminin

Age:48

Date de l'assassinat:12/11/2017

Menaces précédentes:No information

Type de travail:Leader social

Organisation :Community Action Board of Tumaco

Secteur ou type de droit que défendait le DDH:Droits économiques, sociaux et culturels:

Détail sur le secteur:Abus de pouvoir/corruption, Communautés paysannes, Droit à la terre, Droits des populations autochtones

Plus d'informations:Front Line Defenders

1Cette base de données enregistre l'identité sexuelle choisie par une personne. Si elle ne s'identifie pas elle-même comme homme ou femme, elle peut utiliser l'option autre/aucun ou employer le terme IGNB (identité de genre non-binaire).

Luz Yeni Montano

Luz Yeni Montano, 48, was shot dead on at her own home on the 12th of November 2017 in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia.

Mother of seven children, Luz Yeni was a community and religious leader. An active member of the Community Action Board of Tumaco and the religious associations of Divino Niño y Jesús Nazareno, she managed projects to aid displaced communities.

The region where Luz Yeni resided and peacefully fought is known for the activity of illegal groups, and being a community leader is a high risk activity.

Luz Yeni publicly denounced corruption in Colombia and the numerous recent killings of community leaders, from January to November 2017, over 120 murders. She came back her last day, from a gathering for the Día de la Acción Comunal, where a commemoration for the victims took place.

She remains in the memory of those who knew her, as a kind and generous soul.


Si vous souhaitez nous donner un souvenir personnel, merci de nous écrire à: HRDMemorial@frontlinedefenders.org

Région:Amériques

Pays:Colombie

Département/Province/Etat:Narino

Sexe1:Féminin

Age:48

Date de l'assassinat:12/11/2017

Menaces précédentes:No information

Type de travail:Leader social

Organisation :Community Action Board of Tumaco

Secteur ou type de droit que défendait le DDH:Droits économiques, sociaux et culturels:

Détail sur le secteur:Abus de pouvoir/corruption, Communautés paysannes, Droit à la terre, Droits des populations autochtones

Plus d'informations:Front Line Defenders

1Cette base de données enregistre l'identité sexuelle choisie par une personne. Si elle ne s'identifie pas elle-même comme homme ou femme, elle peut utiliser l'option autre/aucun ou employer le terme IGNB (identité de genre non-binaire).

Luz Yeni Montano

Luz Yeni Montano, 48, was shot dead on at her own home on the 12th of November 2017 in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia.

Mother of seven children, Luz Yeni was a community and religious leader. An active member of the Community Action Board of Tumaco and the religious associations of Divino Niño y Jesús Nazareno, she managed projects to aid displaced communities.

The area where Luz Yeni resided and peacefully fought is known for the activity of illegal groups and being a community leader is a high risk activity.

Luz Yeni publicly denounced corruption in Colombia and the numerous recent killings of community leaders, only from January to November 2017, over 120 were murdered. She came back her last day from a gathering for the Día de la Acción Comunal, where a commemoration for the victims took place.

She remains in the memory of those who knew her as a religious spirit, given to her community; a kind and generous soul.


Si vous souhaitez nous donner un souvenir personnel, merci de nous écrire à: HRDMemorial@frontlinedefenders.org

Région:Amériques

Pays:Colombie

Département/Province/Etat:Narino

Sexe1:Féminin

Age:48

Date de l'assassinat:12/11/2017

Menaces précédentes:No information

Type de travail:Leader social

Organisation :Community Action Board of Tumaco

Secteur ou type de droit que défendait le DDH:Droits économiques, sociaux et culturels:

Détail sur le secteur:Abus de pouvoir/corruption, Communautés paysannes, Droit à la terre, Droits des populations autochtones

Plus d'informations:Front Line Defenders

1Cette base de données enregistre l'identité sexuelle choisie par une personne. Si elle ne s'identifie pas elle-même comme homme ou femme, elle peut utiliser l'option autre/aucun ou employer le terme IGNB (identité de genre non-binaire).