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Colombia's indigenous urge action after wave of death threats
by Adriaan Alsema August 31, 2021
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 Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), native Colombians from the provinces of Arauca, Casanare and Boyaca provinces were accused of “stealing and annoying” locals and threatened by dissidents of the now-defunct FARC guerrilla group.
In a pamphlet signed by the dissident 28th Front, the alleged guerrillas said they would “reactivate executions” if the native Colombians didn’t “evict indigenous camps” within 48 hours.
Native Colombians in the line of fire
The threats were issued against indigenous communities in the region where tensions between FARC dissidents and far-right paramilitaries have been building for months.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-indigenous-urge-action-after-wave-of-death-threats/