Colombian government forces 15 Embera families to remain in Bogota

by Canin Carlos December 20, 2018

Colombian officials told 15 Embera families that they will not be returned to their lands today, as they are not listed as displaced persons or victims of violence.

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Bogota’s Mayor Enrique Peñalosa Londoño faced a public uproar over the Embera’s inhumane treatment and living conditions in Bogota.

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Not even in our land do we sleep like this, piled up like pigs, all in one place.

Luis Alfonso Biricha, Embera community leader

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Speaking on this, the governor of the Embera’s region, Maribel Velasques, said, “Many have pointed out that we are guerrillas but we are indigenous, we are not armed conflict, we are only weak people”.

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