By Miguel García Although his spirit had already flown to join the spirits of the jungle, his silent body had to be transferred by air from San José del Guaviare to Tomachipán, in the Colombian Amazon, for ceremonial planting in the ancestral territory, according to the customs of the Nükak People. But the journey of […]
Akubadaura community of Lawyers presents the Short Documentary: “My body does not lie”, a video that, in 18 minutes, proposes a look at the factors that lead to the configuration of sexual violence against Indigenous women by armed groups and responsibility of the Government when the sex offenders are government officials. Diana Quigua, a researcher […]
Akubadaura presents The “Report on gender violence against indigenous women, girls and teenagers in Colombia” Indigenous women are one of the population groups most affected by sexual violence, as evidenced when, in mid-2020, the media published two cases of sexual abuse against indigenous girls at the hands of Colombian Army troops, the first occurred to […]
With the production of messages and video adds as part of an awareness campaign on sexual violence against indigenous girls and women, with Terre des Hommes National Coordination in Colombia and its chapters in Switzerland and Lausanne; Humanas Colombia, center for studies and political action for the promotion and defense of the human rights of […]
In Akubadaura we commemorate the International Indigenous Peoples Day and the Colombian Indigenous Peoples Week with voices from different parts of the country and Latin America. As stated by the United Nations, in order to “publicize the needs of these population groups, every August 9 the International Day of Indigenous Peoples is commemorated in recognition […]