To mark World Indigenous Day tomorrow, ( Wednesday) UNHCR in Colombia will call on all armed groups in the country to keep the country's indigenous population out of the armed conflict and respect the ...
FILE - People maneuver by boat through the low water levels of a tributary that connects with the Amazon River, in Isla de la Fantasia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP ...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia Scott Campbell gives an interview in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Ofelia Opocué, a Nasa elder, was forced to leave her community in southwestern Colombia 23 years ago, and is now reviving her culture by creating ...
Colombia is vying for a place in the global race to produce renewable energy. One desert region on its Caribbean coast is ...
Carlos Andrés Ascué Tumbo, a 30-year-old Indigenous land guardian and educator, was the 115th social leader killed in Colombia this year. He served as a member of the Kiwe Thegnas (or Indigenous Guard ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MAICAO, Colombia (AP) — Standing next to her ...
Colombia’s 2016 peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, promised to usher in peace and restore lands to the people most affected by conflict, including Indigenous ...
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LAS DELICIAS, Colombia (AP) — Adriana Pazu wiped away tears as she remembered a colleague who was shot dead earlier this year by an armed dissident group for defending their land. Pazu, an Indigenous ...
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Kris Janowski – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 23 May 2003 The United ...
CALDONO, Colombia — When Patricia Elago Zetty’s 13-year-old son went missing in Colombia’s conflict-ridden southwest, she didn’t hesitate. Elago and five fellow members of the Indigenous Guard trekked ...