Indigenous communities flee due to armed violence in their territories.
The murder of José Miguel Mójica Conchagüísocial leader of Wiwa indigenous peopleoccurred on December 26 on the sidewalk The Mucurarural area of San Juan del Cesargenerated the forced displacement of indigenous families in the basin of the Ranchería Riverin the jurisdiction of La Guajira.
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According to one leader, in the last three months have registered three murders of members of this indigenous people, including two cases of womenin the middle of the territorial dispute of illegal armed groups in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
“He homicide occurred in front of community members and subsequently it was not possible to carry out the judicial inspectiondue to armed clashes recorded when troops entered the sector,” he said.
He December 27 a was presented armed confrontation in the sector of Morocco Bridge between troops of the Army and alleged members of the Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevadaa situation that left several communities in the middle of the cross-fire and accelerated internal displacement of families.
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According to the complaint, the community of La Múcura was completely uninhabited and its inhabitants moved to other sectors of the indigenous reservationdue to the fear of new violent events.
“At the moment, there is no permanent institutional presence that guarantees the community safety”, assured the indigenous spokesperson.
The communities indicate that the acts of violence would be related to the Territorial dispute between the Clan del Golfo and the Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevadaa conflict that, according to the leaders, has continued since 2024 and has generated combats, murders, extortions and forced displacements in this area of the north of the country.
Finally, indigenous leaders call on the national government to adopt urgent measures that allow protect communitiesavoid new trips and guarantee the safe return of the affected families.
Source: Integrated Information System
