Hundreds of victims of conflict in west Colombia return to indigenous lands
Almost 700 indigenous victims of Colombia’s armed conflict left the capital Bogota on Sunday to return to their lands in the west of the country. The trip from Bogota to…
Almost 700 indigenous victims of Colombia’s armed conflict left the capital Bogota on Sunday to return to their lands in the west of the country. The trip from Bogota to…
Representatives of the Nasa people from southwestern Colombia declared a humanitarian emergency, claiming their communities are at imminent risk of “physical and cultural extermination.” In a press release, the Regional…
Indigenous protests in Colombia’s capital turned violent on Wednesday amid allegations that 21 refugees have died in Bogota over the past year. According to the Bogota Police Department, 14 policemen,…
Colombia’s State fails to provide any kind of security in the southwestern Cauca province where ethnic minorities have been under siege by illegal armed groups, drug traffickers and the military…
President-elect Gustavo Petro called on Colombia’s sugar association and indigenous to negotiate the use of land in the southwest Of the country. The Nasa people and the owner of multiple…
President-elect Gustavo Petro announced that indigenous leaders will be leading key agencies for the Colombia’s peace process. The sociologist and indigenous right activist will be leading the government’s National Victims…
At least 20 women and children were injured when riot police attacked indigenous protesters in Colombia’s capital Bogota, the local ombudsman said Thursday. Riot police unit ESMAD attacked the protesters…
The United Nations’ rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders urged Colombia’s government to curb violence against indigenous people in the southwest of the country. In a public statement,…
The organization of Colombia’s indigenous peoples on Tuesday urged the government to respond to an alleged increase in death threats against native peoples throughout the country. According to the National…