UN urges action after 1600 displaced by turf war in northwest Colombia
by Adam Bradbury
The United Nations urged Colombia on Tuesday to take immediate action against ongoing violence in the northwest of the country.
According to figures of the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR, over 1600 members of five different indigenous communities have been displaced as a result of armed conflict between illegal armed groups over the past two weeks in Jurado, a municipality in Choco.
The press release stressed the need for intervention, stating that the affected communities were suffering “grave human rights abuses due to the presence of, and conflict between, armed groups in their territories since April 26th.â€
Read more at: https://colombiareports.com/un-urges-action-after-1600-displaced-by-turf-war-in-northwest-colombia/
We hear about Venezuela but these are serious problems next door in Colombia. Marxist Guerrilla types who may well have roots in Venezuela and other groups.
