Colombians march for dignity against state violence
A series of assassinations of social leaders shook Colombia last weekend. In less than 24 hours, 4 Indigenous, peasant and social leaders were killed.
Indignation in Colombia amid spree of assassinations and the rape of an Indigenous girl by soldiers
The wave of assassinations and acts of sexual violence carried out by security forces and paramilitary groups against Colombian civilians in the past week has shaken the country
Assassination of Indigenous leader Domingo Choc sparks outrage
Domingo Choc, an herbalist and spiritual guide of the Maya Q’eqchi’ Indigenous community, was burned alive by a group of people, who accused him of practicing witchcraft
Colombia: stories of pain and resistance
In the first two weeks of 2020, 19 social leaders, human rights defenders and ex-combatants have been assassinated even as the government has failed to take action
Colombian organizations denounce massacre of Indigenous authority and members of Indigenous guardia
According to the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), in 2019, more than 120 Indigenous people have been assassinated
Indigenous movements in Colombia declare a state of emergency over assassinations
After the attack on the Indigenous Guardia on August 10, organizations are demanding that the government of Iván Duque take steps to stop the genocide of Colombia’s Indigenous people
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