The court said indigenous groups were in grave danger due to Colombia's armed conflict. The Constitutional Court ordered the Armed Forces to dismantle a training base built on land belonging to indigenous tribes in Guaviare province. The court said the tribes' rights were being violated by being caught in the middle of the armed conflict between the security forces and rebel groups. The government said that it would try to get the decision reversed. The ruling comes just weeks after the security forces clashed with members of another indigenous group in south-western Colombia over demands that the army leave their land. 'Rebel territory' In Thursday's ruling, the Constitutional Court said...
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