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Colombias indigenous march to demand end of govt peace deal breaches, protection against paramilita
written by Adriaan Alsema May 25, 2017
Indigenous in a third of Colombia marched on Wednesday to demand the government honors a peace agreement with FARC guerrillas, end the ongoing assassination of leaders and ends land-grabbing.
In total some 10,000 people marched throughout Colombia, according to newspaper El Pueblo.
The most massive march took place in Cali and drew some 5,000 indigenous from the southwestern Nariño, Cauca and Valle del Cauca provinces where post-FARC violence has been rampant.
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Most recently, the indigenous turned against the government, which has denied the existence of the same paramilitary groups that are suspected of having killed most of the more than 30 social leaders who have been assassinated since peace with the FARC came into effect on December 1.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-indigenous-march-demand-end-govt-peace-deal-breaches-protection-paramilitaries/
