laration ▁on ▁the ▁Rights ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Pe op les ▁has ▁indicated ▁that ▁no ▁military ▁activities ▁may ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁within ▁ind igen ous ▁territ ories ▁without ▁first ▁undert aking ▁an ▁" effect ive ▁consult ation " ▁with ▁ind igen ous ▁represent atives ▁and ▁authorities ▁from ▁the ▁communities ▁involved . ▁ ▁The ▁Regional ▁Ind igen ous ▁Council ▁of ▁C au ca ▁( CR IC ) ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁concerning ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁two ▁host ages ▁taken ▁by ▁F AR C ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁" Comp ared ▁to ▁past ▁statements ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁government , ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁re iter ate ▁that ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁armed ▁groups ▁in ▁our ▁territ ories ▁is ▁a ▁fact ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁im posed ▁by ▁force ▁of ▁arms , ▁against ▁which ▁our ▁communities ▁and ▁their ▁leaders ▁have ▁remained ▁in ▁peace ful ▁resistance ." ▁The ▁CR IC ▁also ▁indicated ▁that ▁neither ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁nor ▁the ▁medi ators ▁and ▁armed ▁groups ▁involved ▁consult ed ▁with ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁and ▁their ▁authorities ▁about ▁the ▁host age ▁release , ▁raising ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁law ▁guarantee ing ▁their ▁aut onomy , ▁self - det erm ination ▁and ▁self - g overn ment . ▁The ▁ind igen ous ▁organization ▁also ▁demanded ▁the ▁immediate ▁end ▁of ▁all ▁violence ▁and ▁conflict ▁within ▁ind igen ous ▁territ ories ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁negoti ated ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Official ▁Colomb ian ▁government ▁statistics ▁show ▁that ▁mur ders ▁of ▁ind igen