The Tactics of Genocide: A Look at Dehumanizing Treatment of Indigenous People of Colombia and Gaza

       This is the face of genocide. The parallels between the genocide being committed against the Indigenous people of Colombia and the people of Gaza are stark and harrowing. In Colombia, the government and armed entities have employed tactics ranging from low-intensity conflict, such as paramilitary groups, to armed forced displacement, to create an environment of fear and suppression for Indigenous peoples. All of this is done with the aim of driving the population away from their ancestral lands and to consolidate power in the hands of the Colombian state.