Colombia suspends land distribution as corruption scandal grows
Colombia has suspended the distribution of land plots destined for farmers and victims of displacement for at least two months until measures can be put in place to stem corruption,…
Colombia has suspended the distribution of land plots destined for farmers and victims of displacement for at least two months until measures can be put in place to stem corruption,…
Corrupt government officials been systematically and illegally granting land to criminals and wealthy people across Colombia for the past five years, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
The Colombian army captured Thursday a wanted lawyer who allegedly helped right-wing paramilitaries strip land from inhabitants of the western department of Choco, according to local news sources. Mario…
Farmland given to displaced farmers in northwest Colombia as part of the government’s Victim and Land Restitution Act, is actually under the control of three wealthy businessmen, local media reported…
The Colombian Rural Development Institute on Wednesday appropriated more than 3,000 acres of land in northern Colombia for formally displaced farmers, local media reports. After months of inspection and litigation,…
Colombian authorities opened an investigation Monday into land theft by officials of the country’s institute for rural development, who on Monday denounced what it called the “land cartel,” the practice of stealing…
A Colombian institute for rural development (Incoder) denounced what it calls the “land cartel,” the practice of stealing the lands from the nation and giving it to the rich. According to…
Nearly 2,500 acres of land in northern Colombia have been misappropriated, reported local media Thursday. Close to 2,500 acres of land in the northern province of Bolivar have been wrongly apportioned,…
A confrontation between indigenous people and farmers in southwestern Colombia injured fourteen people, Radio Caracol reported Thursday. The clash occurred at midnight on Tuesday and was apparently the result of…