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 Ministry of Finance is holding back money meant for victims of land theft, putting the peace process at risk, said the country’s comptroller general Wednesday. Sandra Morelli, the Comptroller…
Displaced Colombians have requested the return of 4.8 million acres of land stolen by illegal armed groups, corrupt government officials and businesses, the national government said Monday. According to the…
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…
National authorities uncovered several cases of land theft on state property in western Colombia, reported local media. An investigation was launched into several suspected cases of land theft on the…
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…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has broadened the definition of a victim under the 2011 Victims Law, reported local media. The Victims and Land Restitution Law, officially know as Law 1448, allows…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday that “Manuel Marulanda,” the late leader and co-founder of the FARC owned 57 ranches in two departments alone. The information about the late…
The first ever investigation into land theft by the FARC in southern Colombia alleges the guerrillas have stolen 185,329 acres of land. Most of the stolen land was park land…