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Colombian armed groups committing human rights abuses in Venezuela’s mining rush for rare earth metals

Colombian armed groups committing human rights abuses in Venezuela’s mining rush for rare earth metals

Read More Bogotá, Colombia –  A go-fast speedboat with three big outboard motors pulled into the muddy Orinoco riverbank deep in Venezuela and a guerrilla commander stepped ashore to greet the waiting community. Behind, a dozen or so troops, all uniformed and wearing military webbing, kept their guns ready.   After some greetings he approached me….

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