They call to the Departmental Health Institute to install a work table and guarantee the supply of medicines.
After the complaint about the alleged kidnapping of 25 officials of the new EPS and from the Eastern South Hospital of the municipality of Toledo, in the corregimiento of Segovia, The U’WA indigenous community denied having participated in the retention of these people.
In an official statement, the Association of Traditional Authorities and Cabildos U’WA clarified that “What happened was the legitimate requirement, by our Cabildo, of compliance in the complete delivery of committed medications for patients treated on August 12, 2025. These medications were not delivered entirely, which violates the fundamental right to the health of our community, recognized by article 49 of the Constitution and protected by the Inter -American Court of Human Rights. ”
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The organization assured that its claims respond to a repeated situation of abandonment and deficiency in the provision of health services.
“We reiterate that Our interactions with medical staff were developed within the framework of peaceful respect and dialogue, as established by our ancestral uses and customs, ”they said.
The statement also asks that Information is clarified before the accusations received and requests the installation of a work table with the Departmental Health Institute to guarantee the timely supply of medicines.
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In addition, The U’wa community required the intervention of the Ombudsman for the Protection of Fundamental Rights; of the Prosecutor’s Office for Ethnic Affairs to exercise disciplinary control and monitor respect for ethnic rights; of the Ministry of Interior to guarantee the autonomy, uses and customs of the people; and of the Inter -American Commission on Human Rights to give international projection and prevent serious effects.
Finally, They underlined the urgency that the health authorities respond to their needs, as there are children, older adults, pregnant women and the community in general that require the delivery of medicines and timely care by medical staff.
Source: Integrated information system
