Etiqueta: indigenous movement

  • Indigenous peoples protest against Uribe’s policies

    By: Vanessa Morris – November 18th 2008

    The Uribe administration has experienced the biggest protest since coming into office: more than forty thousand indigenous people have mobilised from different corners of Colombia, walking for eight days, for over eighty miles, from Cauca to Cali. What motivated their manifestation and why did they continue their venture even though their efforts were marred by killings and injuries?

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