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Colombia 'exacerbating hunger and risk of extermination' of ethnic minorities
by Adriaan Alsema June 4, 2020
Government failures to provide aid ahead of the coronavirus pandemic is “exacerbating hunger and the risk of extermination” of Colombia’s ethnic minorities, a court agreed.
According to the Cundinamarca Superior Tribunal, the government of President Ivan Duque surrendered no more than 36% of the aid it has promised ahead of the emergency and left more than 80% of indigenous and Afrocolombian communities without any medical supplies.
The court ordered the government to immediately surrender the promised food and medical supplies, granting the Inspector General’s Office to intervene.
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The court ruling establishing the government’s gross neglect comes a day after health workers accused Health Minister Fernando Ruiz of failing to provide basic equipment to health personnel.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-exacerbating-hunger-and-risk-of-extermination-of-ethnic-minorities/
