Henry Jack MILLER · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 29 Aug 2018•Avon

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Concerns raised1

  1. Lack of well-informed travel guidance about participation in Yage-consuming tribal ceremonies
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate travel safety warnings about destination-specific hazards and standards

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

  1. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

    Review and update travel advice for Colombia and Bolivia to warn about risks associated with spiritual cleansing ceremonies.

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of well-informed travel guidance about participation in Yage-consuming tribal ceremonies

Wider context from the report

“Many travellers go to this area of Columbia and some will consider participating in a tribal ceremony when Yage will be consumed. Many will check with the FCO about any issues or warnings about their travel plans. I would therefore ask you to consider whether a warning or advice should be issued to such travellers exploring this area of Columbia so that they can receive well informed guidance before travelling and deciding whether it is safe to participate in such a ceremony. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate travel safety warnings about destination-specific hazards and standards.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Review and update travel advice for Colombia and Bolivia to warn about risks associated with spiritual cleansing ceremonies.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Colleagues at the British Embassy in Bogota have been following local developments in this case closely and we have been in contact with Mr Miller’s family. Following receipt of your report, our South America team finalised a review of our travel advice for Colombia and the wider region. We concluded that it was appropriate to include information on the risks of participating in spiritual cleansing ceremonies in our travel advice for Colombia and Bolivia. These updates were made on 31 August 2018. The extract from our travel advice for Colombia, found in the ‘Local laws and customs’ section, is as follows:”

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2018-0260-Response-by-FCO
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Published 26 September 2018

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