Colombia: Sierra Nevada Indigenous leader murdered
A leader of the Wiwa tribe and a campaigner for both Indigenous and women’s rights has been killed.
A leader of the Wiwa tribe and a campaigner for both Indigenous and women’s rights has been killed.
In a tragic week, Kogi, Wiwa and Arhuaco Indians have been killed in three separate incidents.
Game of Thrones star Natalia Tena has lent her support to bring the killers of Colombian Indian leaders to justice.
Mr Rogelio Mejía was accompanied by a Survival researcher at the time of the attack by gunmen
Two Arhuaco children have been killed after playing with unexploded shells left by the Colombian army.
Two Arhuaco Indians from northern Colombia have been found beheaded after being seized by right-wing paramilitaries.
Tourists kidnapped in the Sierra Nevada: background information.