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Colombian indigenous leaders flee to Panama after death threats
19 May 2006 Seven leaders of Colombia's Wounaan indigenous group, recently forced off their ancestral lands by one of Colombia's irregular armed groups, arrived in Panama this week by boat after fleeing death threats. -
Emergency campaign brings sense of identity for hundreds of Colombians forced to flee violence
15 May 2006 The U.N. refugee agency conducts an emergency registration campaign for some 1,400 people who were forced to flee their remote communities in south-western Colombia to escape armed conflict. -
Sharing knowledge to help fellow refugees: a volunteer's story in Ecuador
3 May 2006 Thanks to a programme of scholarships funded by the German government and managed by UNHCR, Colombian refugees in Ecuador are receiving a university education. -
More than 1,400 people forced to flee fighting in south-western Colombia
28 Apr 2006 Hundreds of people are fleeing fighting between the army and one of Colombia's irregular armed groups in the south-western department of Nariño. UNHCR is gravely concerned about the humanitarian situation in Nariño which has been deteriorating since the start of the year. -
La India: an oasis of peace in the midst of the Colombian conflict
19 Apr 2006 All across Colombia, small communities exist that believe in peaceful civil resistance and neutrality as a way of surviving the violence of a conflict that has lasted more than forty years. In one of Colombia's worst conflict zones, the community of La India is one such haven where hundreds of displaced families have found a refuge from the violence. -
Fears increase for Colombia's indigenous communities fleeing violence in their home territories
7 Apr 2006 More than 1,700 Wounaan indigenous people are fleeing their territory in western Colombia following the murder of two of their leaders. Hundreds have already arrived in the small city of Istmina but concern is growing for more than a thousand still waiting for boats to transport them by river out of Wounaan territory to safety. -
UNHCR warns of looming humanitarian emergency in Colombia among indigenous communities
4 Apr 2006 The UN refugee agency is warning of a looming humanitarian emergency among Colombia's indigenous communities who have been fleeing their ancestral homelands in recent weeks after serious threats of violence. -
Arts festival eases tension between Colombian refugees and local communities in northern Ecuador
9 Mar 2006 A UNHCR-backed arts festival that draws on the traditions and cultures of different ethnic groups is helping build bridges between local people and Colombian refugees in northern Ecuador. -
Forced displacement in Colombia: A woman's story
8 Mar 2006 More than half of the two million people forced out of their homes in Colombia by violence and fear are women and girls. Many display great courage in standing up for the rights of the internally displaced, often facing threats, discrimination and violence. On this International Women's Day, the story of Olga Lucia Rodriguez, who has continued to lead her community despite death threats, is a tribute to the determination and bravery of these women.