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2025-05-21 01:54:31
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UN WARNS OF 'ONGOING TRAGEDY' AS INDIGENOUS GROUPS IN COLOMBIA FACE EXTINCTION
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✍️ The United Nations human rights office in Colombia warned that five Indigenous groups in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range face physical and cultural extinction due to armed groups fighting over their territory and insufficient state protection.
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👉 Five Indigenous groups in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range face physical and cultural extinction
👉 Armed groups are fighting over their territory and the Colombian government is providing insufficient protection
👉 The groups are under attack from non-state armed groups, resulting in devastating repercussions on their lives, land, territory, self-government, and spirituality
👉 The Colombian government has struggled to pacify rural areas where rebel groups and drug trafficking gangs fight for territory
👉 The UN has urged the government to protect Indigenous people not only through military force, but also by providing better access to healthcare, education, and employment opportunities
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#ScottCampbell #GustavoPetro #Colombia #SierraNevadadeSantaMarta #world
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