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UN demands FARC respects rights of Colombia’s indigenous population
http://colombiareports.co/united-nations-demands-farc-respect-rights-colombias-indigenous-population/The United Nations in Colombia has condemned the recent killing of two indigenous men by FARC guerrillas, demanding the rebels respect indigenous’ rights.
Indigenous guards of an indigenous reservation in the southwestern Cauca state were killed earlier this week, reportedly after a discussion with a group of guerrilla fighters over propaganda posters commemorating the death of “Alfonso Cano,” one of FARC’s late leaders.
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Violations of these rights would go against the principles of protecting civilians set out by the Fourth Geneva Convention related to war crimes. The FARC have explicitly recognized the first three Geneva conventions, but have so far failed to recognize the fourth that deals with war crimes against civilians.
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As Colombia’s military successfully was able to push away the guerrillas from the country’s cities and economically important areas between 2002 and 2008, groups like the FARC and ELN were pushed into the jungles where mostly Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities live.
