Colombia farmers, human rights groups reject ‘land accumulation’ reform bill
Farmers and human rights rights groups in Colombia came out Wednesday against a proposed land reform bill they say will lead to “land accumulation.”
Farmers and human rights rights groups in Colombia came out Wednesday against a proposed land reform bill they say will lead to “land accumulation.”
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) rolled out plans Monday for a $2 million investment geared toward improving infrastructure and public facilities in Colombia’s Monte de Maria region.
During his time as president, Alvaro Uribe used his political influence to steer government funds to properties acquired illegally by his family, according to a vocal Uribe opponent in the Colombian congress.
President Santos apologized to the people of El Salado in northern Colombia Friday, asking their forgiveness for the massacre carried out there by paramilitaries 11 years ago. Santos issued his…
Paramilitaries and drug traffickers may have controlled 10% of Colombia’s land, according to a 2007 diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks Sunday, via El Espectador. The figure came from a series of…