Saturday, September 5, 2009

Indigenous flee after massacre


300 family members of the 12 indigenous Awa massacred last week continue to be harassed and threatened despite moving out of the area, according to the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC). The Awa of this area are currently existing in "critical humanitarian conditions," according to ONIC. The organisation also demands that the government deal with the state of emergency and exile that these communities are facing, and to provide protection to witnesses of the massacre.

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