Yeye
22 Jan 2026
Santander de Quilichao, Cauca (Colombia)
Not reported
Yeye was reportedly murdered. No other information is known.
We mourn the murder of Yeye, a trans woman, in Santander de Quilichao. Her murder occurs within a context of high and persistent levels of violence in Cauca, a department plagued by the presence of multiple armed groups, illegal economies, and a weak institutional capacity to guarantee the protection of the civilian population, particularly those in situations of greater social vulnerability.
We reiterate our call to local and national authorities to investigate this crime with due diligence and a gender and diversity perspective, and to adopt effective prevention and protection measures, especially in territories where armed violence and social exclusion intersect.
Trans lives matter. No death can be normalized or explained away by precariousness, homelessness, or institutional neglect. Guaranteeing life, dignity, and justice is an inescapable obligation of the State.



