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After taking back land in Colombia, Indigenous prepare their youth to safeguard it
Caloto, Colombia — Indigenous Nasa children are gently splashed with water using a leafy branch — a ritual meant to protect them and symbolically “open the path” — before setting off with wooden signs ...
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US lawmakers sound alarm over escalating violence in Colombia
A congressional hearing hosted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is warning that a surge in violence against ...
Young Indigenous leaders in Colombia’s violent Cauca gather to resist violence and elect new voices
In a region where natural resources are often exploited for illegal mining, deforestation and logging, confronting that ...
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Colombia deploys armed drones in escalating fight against drug gangs
In Colombia, drug gangs are waging a new kind of war — by air. Armed with cheap drones, they're targeting rivals in a ...
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In Colombia, Indigenous youth seek to protect land. They have ... - Newsday
Camago said he knows young people who have been recruited — and raped — by armed groups. “They use us as mere bait,” he said. “They send us to the front lines of the war.” ...
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Evangelicals Murdered as Armed Groups Reclaim Territory in Colombia
A story of violence, forced displacement, and mistaken identity lies behind the killing of eight Christian leaders in Colombia, whose bodies were A story of violence, forced displacement, and ...