Letter From The Yukpa People To The Presidents Of Venezuela And Colombia Demanding Rights

Letter From The Yukpa People To The Presidents Of Venezuela And Colombia Demanding Rights   Indigenous Yukpa Pueblo communities lie in the Sierra de Perija in northwestern Venezuela on the border with Colombia. Despite the constitutional recognition of their right to their own land, their territory has been very poorly demarcated by the Venezuelan Government in deference to farmers and extractive interests. The conflict has affected several communities resulting in deaths. Despite the...

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