Jakeline Romer is the director of Fuerza de Mujeres Wayuú, an organisation that defends their territories and sheds light of the human rights violations, such as forced displacement, caused by the imposition of mining projects. On 20th April 2019, defamatory and threatening pamphlets about Fuerza de Mujeres Wayuu were posted on a fake Facebook profile. Six members of the organisation were named in the threats, including its director Jakeline Romero. The organisation has denounced threats since 2000.