Indigenous leader accuses Colombian govt of genocide .

[Judi Lynn]

Indigenous leader accuses Colombian govt of genocide .
Friday, 27 April 2012 15:13
Brandon Barrett

A Wayuu indigenous leader accuses the Colombian government of genocide in a complaint filed with the United Nations (UN).

"Many of the over 100 recognized indigenous peoples in Colombia are victims of genocide because of attacks by paramilitary groups that are fighting for territory, gasoline smuggling and drug trafficking in Venezuela," said Wayuu community leader Angelica Ortiz.

"We come to seek the intervention of the UN mechanisms to curb the continuing serious violations of human rights, with an internal conflict that increases violence," said a lawyer representing Ortiz.

More than 60 Colombian indigenous communities are in danger of disappearing as they fall victim to hunger and the ongoing armed conflict, according to the president of the country's National Indigenous Organization, Luis Evelis Andrade.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/23763-indigenous-leader-accuses-colombia-of-genocide-over-.html

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1. Another example of greed run amok...