Colombia’s Minister of the Interior and Justice German Vargas Lleras has warned that the country’s regional elections could be infiltrated by people who wish to impede the land restitution process.…
A leader of a group of peasants reclaiming land they were forced to leave by illegal armed groups, was assassinated in northern Colombia said the human rights ombudsman Wednesday. “[Martha]…
Vice President Angelino Garzon will request the prosecutor general and the police on Tuesday to expedite the investigation into the disappearance of a USB memory stick containing the details of…
The Colombian government’s Institute for Rural Development (Incoder) has announced plans to restore land titles to 3,650 Afro-Colombian families in June. Approximately 420,000 acres of land will be returned to…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her administration’s willingness to assist Colombia in the reconciliation process, in a Wednesday meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in Berlin. Merkel emphasized the importance…
Colombia’s First Senate Commission decided Wednesday that the provisions of the Victims Law will include persons affected by the conflict as far back as January 1, 1985, Colombian media reported.…
Colombia’s government has warned that armed groups may use intimidation tactics to keep land they have illegally obtained, Caracol Radio reported Monday. Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo expressed concern that…
President Juan Manuel Santos states that assassinations of peasant leaders who support land restitution for those displaced by violence must not be permitted and will not halt the process, the…
Three displaced land claimants have been killed within a 24 hour period, EFE reported Friday. Bernardo Rios Londoño, and Ever Verbel Rocha were killed on Wednesday in the departments of…