Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia’s children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

Mongabay
Aug 12, 2025, 5:51 pm121 ptsTrending
CALDONO, Colombia (AP) — The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining. In the last few years, they have been forced to confront a growing problem with those…

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