Deep in the Colombian Amazon, the Indigenous community of Lower Remanso is fighting for truth, justice, and reparations. Two years ago, their leader, Pablo Panduro, was shot and killed by the Colombian army in an ill-fated operation against an illegal armed group.

Yarley Ramirez, who stepped in as community governor in the aftermath of Panduro’s killing, will never forget that day. She could easily have been a victim herself had she not left just hours earlier. Bursts of gunfire shattered the early morning calm, and when the guns silenced, 11 people lay dead, with others injured.

The soldiers in the field and their superiors attempted to cover up what they had done, dressing up the bodies of murdered civilians with military gear to pass them off as “armed combatants” and then proudly announcing the action on social media.

The loss of Panduro has had a crippling effect on his community. He was a leader of the community council, teacher of their Kichwa language, provider of traditional medicine, and organizer of sports activities. Many have subsequently fled the region out of fear. Of the 37 families that previously lived in Lower Remanso, 17 have been displaced in the last two years.

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