At Risk Indigenous Groups in Colombia

UNHCR reported yesterday on the forced displacement of indigenous groups in northwest Colombia.

"We have repeatedly warned that some of the world's oldest and smallest indigenous groups are at high risk not only of displacement, but even of extinction because of the Colombian conflict. All indigenous communities have close links to their ancestral land, on which their cultural survival depends."

Read more information about UNHCR's activities relating to the displaced in Colombia. See also the IDMC's country page for reports on the situation of IDPs in Colombia.

For general information about the rights of the indigenous, visit the site of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people.

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