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Clashes Between Indigenous Groups Kill Seven in Colombia
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In Short: Seven people were killed and 110 injured in recent clashes between the Misak and Nasa Indigenous groups over land in Silvia, Cauca Department, Colombia. The UN urged for calm and an investigation.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia has called for calm among the communities involved in the recent clashes and has urged authorities to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths and injuries.
The conflict, which resulted in seven deaths and 110 injuries, is reported to be over a land dispute between the Misak and Nasa Indigenous groups in Silvia, Cauca Department, Colombia.
The UN's call for calm and investigation underscores the ongoing tensions and the need for resolution in such conflicts within the region.
Cauca Department, where the incident occurred, is located in southwestern Colombia, facing the Pacific Ocean and bordered by several other departments, including Valle del Cauca and Tolima.
Background
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest.
Cauca Department is a department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east, and Nariño Department to the south.
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- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia on Thursday issued a call for calm to the communities and urged authorities to investigate and prosecute those responsible for causing…