Obama gives land titles to landless Afrocolombians (speech)
Following his attendance of the 6th Summit of the Americas and a bilateral meeting with his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos, U.S. President Barack Obama took part in a ceremony…
Following his attendance of the 6th Summit of the Americas and a bilateral meeting with his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos, U.S. President Barack Obama took part in a ceremony…
Colombia will stage events around the country Monday to mark a new national Victims’ Day, remembering the millions who have suffered in the long-running armed conflict. The day has been…
Colombia’s Inspector General requested the immediate implementation of a heightened protection plan for people involved in the land restitution process, in a letter to government and state bodies. “The Inspector…
Colombian Congressman Guillermo Rivera proposed government officials give up their bodyguards so they can protect threatened land rights leaders instead, reported Radio Caracol Friday. Rivera suggested before the House of…
A body found in northwestern Colombia could be a land rights campaigner who disappeared March 24, an NGO reported Wednesday. It was found in the mouth of the river Pavarando traveling…
Thousands of displaced farmers in central Colombia can start the process of trying to return to their homes, with the opening of a new Land Restitution Unit in Tolima. The…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro, several leftist congressmen and human rights defenders have received a letter notifying prominent leftist political politicians they have been “sentenced to death” in a letter signed…
Human rights defenders promoting land restitution are to be given greater protection, the Colombian government announced in a statement Wednesday. The National Protection Unit, the government agency in charge of…
Colombians marched Tuesday to protest the lack of security for land theft victims and their leaders, reported local media. Demonstrations took place in at least 20 cities throughout Colombia, protesting…