Many Indigenous peoples in Colombia have welcomed the decree, saying it is a key step toward historical justice that “not only benefits Indigenous peoples but the rest of society,” as Darío ...

Since the first day of Colombia's ongoing National Strike, Indigenous peoples have joined the struggle for justice, equality, and health, drawing on their historical experience of resisting ...

Sovereignty for Colombia’s Indigenous people By ... recognized Indigenous peoples’ “environmental” authority over ecosystems, including land, forests, and rivers.

A spate of suicides by indigenous young people in north-western Colombia is causing grave concern to UNHCR and indigenous organizations. In just over one year, 17 young people from the Embera and ...

In an appeal to the Colombian Supreme Court on behalf of the indigenous community in 2015, Pedro Eliceo Roa Gaitán of the Piapoco group stated that the referendum to approve the REDD+ project was ...

Indigenous leaders in Cauca reported an attack by the rebel group, injuring at least three people. Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday suspended a ceasefire with one of a handful of armed ...

Colombia and Ecuador have launched a joint alert system meant to protect Indigenous Awa communities from attacks by armed groups in the border region between the two countries.. At a news ...

Eighty-two of Colombia’s 102 indigenous peoples were represented in the Indigenous Championship’s lengthy regional qualifying process, according to the ONIC.

By Mie Hoejris Dahl MOCOA, Colombia — A bonfire crackles in the center of an Indigenous open-air pavilion atop a hill in the ...

The people live in the mountainous rainforest of Colombia and neighboring Ecuador. An aerial view shows the El Gran Sabalo Indigenous Reservation in Colombia on Aug. 31, 2024.

BOGOTA, Colombia, February 10 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency called Tuesday for a thorough investigation into the reported murders last week of 17 Awá indigenous people in a remote area of ...

Indigenous peoples in Colombia have been granted the authority to protect, manage and conserve biodiversity within their territories according to their knowledge. On Oct. 15, Colombian President ...