Latin America·Colombia
About 500 Indigenous people flee their village on Colombia's Pacific coast as two armed groups fight over the territory
NUQUÍ, Colombia —
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Google News (5 term variants for AP, Reuters and The Washington Post; 3 for the others) and Bing News (5 variants, outlet domain only) were both used. AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser. A single search engine can miss articles, so this score may go down on recheck.
Depth
Dig five layers into this story — from what happened to the full picture.
L1What happened
The Ombudsman's Office said the residents "se vieron obligados a abandonar su territorio ante el temor generado por la presencia y las disputas entre grupos armados ilegales" (were forced to leave their territory out of fear caused by the presence of and disputes between illegal armed groups) (Semana).
L2Who’s affected
The displaced include children, women, older people and traditional authorities and are temporarily in Jurubirá. About 300 residents of Puerto Indio are also considering leaving their homes for fear of violence (Semana; El Tiempo).
L3Why it’s quiet
Analysis · OVERLOOKED Displacements in Chocó are frequent and rarely reach outlets outside Colombia; the coverage we found is from Semana and El Tiempo. We did not find coverage by the 13 major U.S. outlets.
L4Deeper impact
"La disputa territorial entre el Clan del Golfo, autodenominado EGC, y el ELN está poniendo en grave riesgo los derechos fundamentales de las comunidades" (The territorial dispute between the Clan del Golfo, which calls itself the EGC, and the ELN is putting communities' fundamental rights at serious risk), the office said. It asked national, departmental and municipal authorities for humanitarian aid, river transport and protection for a safe move when conditions allow, and activation of victim-assistance routes (Semana; El Tiempo).
L5Full context
The displacement came two days after the office warned of deteriorating security following the discovery of two people killed and the alleged kidnapping of a third in Villa Nueva. It says it keeps staff in Nuquí to follow the emergency (Semana; El Tiempo).
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Original reporting
Status history (2 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
Armed conflictForced displacementIndigenous rightsHumanitarian
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