Land restitution activists under threat

The death and suspected murder of a land restitution leader on Wednesday has shone a spotlight on the dangers faced by Colombian land reform activists.

The body of Hermes Vidal Osorio was found in a remote part of the northern department of Cordoba, after the man went missing on Thursday. Vidal was reportedly a member of the victims board of Valencia municipality in Cordoba. Preliminary information indicates that Vidal 

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