SANTUARIO, Colombia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Maria Claris Sintua was just 13, she was put in wooden stocks for three days as a punishment from leaders of her tribe in the Colombian jungle.

Since the 2007 death of a newborn Embera girl from an infection following FGM, Colombian authorities and the UNFPA have been working with Embera communities in the western Risaralda province to ...

The displaced Embera Katio community came to Cali in 2013 following an armed conflict that was raging in Risaralda province. REUTERS /Jaime Saldarriaga As climate 'tipping points' near, scientists ...

The Biden administration’s border policies have helped contribute to the destruction of indigenous tribes in Central and South America, according to one expert. Panama’s indigenous Embera-Wounnaan ...

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