The United Nations Tuesday called on the Colombian Government to act against the violence committed against the indigenous Wayuu in the north east of Colombia. Wayuu organization Wayúu Women Force have been calling for measures for a long time already.
Human rights activists David Goodner and Megan Felt were in Urabá when local indigenous and afro-Colombian inhabitants of the region were right in the middle of their fight against the exploitation of their lands by transnational Muriel Mining Corporation.
U.S. students David Goodner and Megan Felt spent over two months in Colombia and talked to indigenous leaders, who are now protesting in the south of Colombia. The situation in Colombia is not about the "good cowboy Uribe" and the "evil indians" the indigenous say.
Colombia's Military Justice Court will begin investigating the disappearing and murder of young men from Bogotá and Soacha. So far, trials before this court led to almost perfect impunity, says journalist Ricardo Léon Cruz.
While many are trying to forget the violent past of Colombia, a growing group of citizens is actively trying to recover the dignity they lost because of the impunity of crimes committed. Only by facing the past, Colombia can move forward, opines Colombian journalist Ricardo Léon Cruz.
Reach out to the tens of thousands reading Colombia Reports
