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14th August 2012, 16:22
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19250661
Colombia indigenous leader killed in Cauca province
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/62252000/jpg/_62252456_indigenouswalkingap.jpg Indigenous Colombians say they are sick of being caught up in the armed conflict
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An indigenous spiritual leader has been killed in south-western Colombia amid mounting tension between his tribe and left-wing rebels.
Lisandro Tenorio, a traditional healer of the Nasa tribe, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Sunday.
Members of his tribe said he had received death threats from Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc.
The Nasa have demanded that the rebels and the Colombian security forces leave their land.
They say they have had enough of being caught in the middle of confrontations between the two sides.
Mr Tenorio's wife described how two men came to their cabin on Sunday. One shook Mr Tenorio's hand, while the other shot him in the head three times, she said.
Mr Tenorio had been the spiritual leader for the Nasa indigenous community of Lopez Adentro, in Cauca province, for more than 30 years.
Cauca province is a stronghold of the left-wing Farc guerrilla group. It is used by the rebels and criminal groups as a key corridor for drug smuggling.
The Nasa of Lopez Adentro say Mr Tenorio and his son had repeatedly been threatened by Farc rebels.
Rising tension
Last month, the Nasa demanded that all armed men leave their land, be they rebels, paramilitaries, police or army.
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/62252000/jpg/_62252568_soldierdraggedap.jpg Pictures of Nasa men dragging a soldier from his post angered many non-indigenous Colombians
They dragged a group of soldiers from the army post they were guarding and also sent a delegation to nearby Farc camps to tell them they had two weeks to take their fight elsewhere.
The tribe also put three of its members who had joined the rebels on trial. The three were sentenced to a public whipping according to traditional Nasa law.
Tensions between the tribe and the rebels have since been running high, and the Nasa have reported repeated incursions of armed men into their territory.
About 15,000 members of the Nasa and other indigenous groups from the region are currently gathered in La Maria, in Cauca province, for a tribal meeting.
On Sunday, indigenous leaders met a government delegation to discuss the tribes' demands for a military pull-out.
The indigenous groups walked out after they were told their demand to negotiate directly with President Juan Manuel Santos would not be met.
Interior Minister Federico Renjifo said the government remained willing to talk to the indigenous groups, but that tangible progress would have to be made before the president would consider holding a meeting with them.
http://www.ww4report.com/node/11374
Colombia: indigenous elder assassinated in Cauca
Submitted by WW4 Report on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 21:17
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Colombia (http://www.ww4report.com/taxonomy/term/125)
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Lisandro Tenorio Troche, a traditional elder and healer of the Nasa indigenous people in Colombia's southwestern department of Cauca, was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle Aug. 12 at vereda (hamlet) Pílamo in resguardo (indigenous reserve) López Adentro, Caloto municipality. Community leaders said they believe the assassins werefrom the FARC (http://ww4report.com/node/11282) rebels, who had threatened Tenorio and his family in recent days. The Nasa communities have in recent weeks stepped up their campaign to demand that all armed actors—government troops, paramilitaries and guerillas alike—respect their constitutionally protected autonomy and refrain from operating on their lands. In addition to staging an occupation of an army post, the Nasa sent a delegation to nearby FARC camps to tell the guerillas they had two weeks to leave their territory. The Nasa community also put three of its members who had joined the rebels on trial. The three were sentenced to a public whipping according to traditional Nasa law. (BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19250661), Aug. 13 El Espectador (http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/articulo-367035-asesinado-caloto-guia-espiritual-de-los-nasas#herramientas_pie), Bogotá, Aug. 12)
The same day as the assassination, indigenous leaders in Cauca announced that they are suspending talks with the government about ongoing violence on their territories, demanding the presence of President Juan Manuel Santos.
Nasa leaders abandoned talks with Interior Minister Federico Renjifo, who publicly blamed the indigenous leaders of frustrating a process to reconcile their communities and authorities. Renjifo told reporters: "Two week ago a commission of vice-ministers came here. At that moment they said there had to be ministers, and the minister of defense, the mining minister and I have been here at least three times. We had agreed to begin rounds of talks, and now they say they don't want to begin them, but to present [their arguments] before the president, in [indigenous reserve] La Maria, in a public meeting."
According to indigenous leader Feliciano Valencia, the Nasa demanded the presence of the president because of a lack of progress made with the government commission headed by Renjifo in the city of Popayan. "We have had three or four meetings," Valencia was quoted as saying by newspaper La Vanguardia Liberal (http://www.vanguardia.com/actualidad/colombia/169550-presidente-santos-no-se-reunira-manana-con-indigenas-del-cauca). "We don't see progress in the core debates and the community is demanding is demanding results." (Colombia Reports (http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/25504-indigenous-again-suspend-talks-with-government.html), Aug. 13)
Was it the military, FARC or paramilitaries? Both articles mention FARC threats, though it doesn't necessarily mean they did it. If it was FARC, then it shows the level of alienation between them and a large number of the real rural people of Colombia. It would be yet another shameful moment in the long, never ending guerrilla war. However, it's also plausible that it was one of the other two armed factions of the area.
Has anyone else read any news on this issue?
Colombia indigenous leader killed in Cauca province
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/62252000/jpg/_62252456_indigenouswalkingap.jpg Indigenous Colombians say they are sick of being caught up in the armed conflict
Continue reading the main story (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19250661#story_continues_1) Related Stories
Colombian police clash with tribe (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18896343)
Indigenous Colombians expel army (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18879601)
Indigenous Colombians defy rebels (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18791301)
An indigenous spiritual leader has been killed in south-western Colombia amid mounting tension between his tribe and left-wing rebels.
Lisandro Tenorio, a traditional healer of the Nasa tribe, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Sunday.
Members of his tribe said he had received death threats from Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc.
The Nasa have demanded that the rebels and the Colombian security forces leave their land.
They say they have had enough of being caught in the middle of confrontations between the two sides.
Mr Tenorio's wife described how two men came to their cabin on Sunday. One shook Mr Tenorio's hand, while the other shot him in the head three times, she said.
Mr Tenorio had been the spiritual leader for the Nasa indigenous community of Lopez Adentro, in Cauca province, for more than 30 years.
Cauca province is a stronghold of the left-wing Farc guerrilla group. It is used by the rebels and criminal groups as a key corridor for drug smuggling.
The Nasa of Lopez Adentro say Mr Tenorio and his son had repeatedly been threatened by Farc rebels.
Rising tension
Last month, the Nasa demanded that all armed men leave their land, be they rebels, paramilitaries, police or army.
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/62252000/jpg/_62252568_soldierdraggedap.jpg Pictures of Nasa men dragging a soldier from his post angered many non-indigenous Colombians
They dragged a group of soldiers from the army post they were guarding and also sent a delegation to nearby Farc camps to tell them they had two weeks to take their fight elsewhere.
The tribe also put three of its members who had joined the rebels on trial. The three were sentenced to a public whipping according to traditional Nasa law.
Tensions between the tribe and the rebels have since been running high, and the Nasa have reported repeated incursions of armed men into their territory.
About 15,000 members of the Nasa and other indigenous groups from the region are currently gathered in La Maria, in Cauca province, for a tribal meeting.
On Sunday, indigenous leaders met a government delegation to discuss the tribes' demands for a military pull-out.
The indigenous groups walked out after they were told their demand to negotiate directly with President Juan Manuel Santos would not be met.
Interior Minister Federico Renjifo said the government remained willing to talk to the indigenous groups, but that tangible progress would have to be made before the president would consider holding a meeting with them.
http://www.ww4report.com/node/11374
Colombia: indigenous elder assassinated in Cauca
Submitted by WW4 Report on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 21:17
Andean Theater (http://www.ww4report.com/taxonomy/term/5)
Cauca (http://www.ww4report.com/taxonomy/term/128)
Colombia (http://www.ww4report.com/taxonomy/term/125)
FARC (http://www.ww4report.com/taxonomy/term/156)
paramilitaries (http://www.ww4report.com/taxonomy/term/126)
Lisandro Tenorio Troche, a traditional elder and healer of the Nasa indigenous people in Colombia's southwestern department of Cauca, was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle Aug. 12 at vereda (hamlet) Pílamo in resguardo (indigenous reserve) López Adentro, Caloto municipality. Community leaders said they believe the assassins werefrom the FARC (http://ww4report.com/node/11282) rebels, who had threatened Tenorio and his family in recent days. The Nasa communities have in recent weeks stepped up their campaign to demand that all armed actors—government troops, paramilitaries and guerillas alike—respect their constitutionally protected autonomy and refrain from operating on their lands. In addition to staging an occupation of an army post, the Nasa sent a delegation to nearby FARC camps to tell the guerillas they had two weeks to leave their territory. The Nasa community also put three of its members who had joined the rebels on trial. The three were sentenced to a public whipping according to traditional Nasa law. (BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19250661), Aug. 13 El Espectador (http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/articulo-367035-asesinado-caloto-guia-espiritual-de-los-nasas#herramientas_pie), Bogotá, Aug. 12)
The same day as the assassination, indigenous leaders in Cauca announced that they are suspending talks with the government about ongoing violence on their territories, demanding the presence of President Juan Manuel Santos.
Nasa leaders abandoned talks with Interior Minister Federico Renjifo, who publicly blamed the indigenous leaders of frustrating a process to reconcile their communities and authorities. Renjifo told reporters: "Two week ago a commission of vice-ministers came here. At that moment they said there had to be ministers, and the minister of defense, the mining minister and I have been here at least three times. We had agreed to begin rounds of talks, and now they say they don't want to begin them, but to present [their arguments] before the president, in [indigenous reserve] La Maria, in a public meeting."
According to indigenous leader Feliciano Valencia, the Nasa demanded the presence of the president because of a lack of progress made with the government commission headed by Renjifo in the city of Popayan. "We have had three or four meetings," Valencia was quoted as saying by newspaper La Vanguardia Liberal (http://www.vanguardia.com/actualidad/colombia/169550-presidente-santos-no-se-reunira-manana-con-indigenas-del-cauca). "We don't see progress in the core debates and the community is demanding is demanding results." (Colombia Reports (http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/25504-indigenous-again-suspend-talks-with-government.html), Aug. 13)
Was it the military, FARC or paramilitaries? Both articles mention FARC threats, though it doesn't necessarily mean they did it. If it was FARC, then it shows the level of alienation between them and a large number of the real rural people of Colombia. It would be yet another shameful moment in the long, never ending guerrilla war. However, it's also plausible that it was one of the other two armed factions of the area.
Has anyone else read any news on this issue?