Colombia’s land disputes: What the life and death of Hugo George taught me
Hugo George is one of the hundreds of social leaders who have been murdered in Colombia during its peace process. He was also my friend. I met Hugo on a…
Hugo George is one of the hundreds of social leaders who have been murdered in Colombia during its peace process. He was also my friend. I met Hugo on a…
Six out of 10 peasant families in Colombia do not formally own their land, according to director of the National Land Agency, Miguel Samper. It is estimated that between 30…
The prosecutor general’s office on Tuesday announced that more than 138,000 acres of land formerly belonging to Colombia’s largest left-wing rebel group was expropriated in 2012. The deputy prosecutor general, Jorge…
Colombia has implemented a law allowing displaced farmers to reclaim their land. However, dozens who have tried were killed by illegal armed groups.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said the government is considering UN proposals to tax unproductive or underutilized lands of big landowners. The unproductive land tax would be included in the…
Congressman Ivan Cepeda took advantage of a house debate on land restitution to call for an investigation into ex-President Alvaro Uribe’s role in land sales. Cepeda denounced Uribe for “influence…
The Superintendent of the Notary and Registry has claimed there was widespread official collusion in the illegal acquisition of over 100,000 acres of land in Uraba. Jorge Enrique Velez told…
More than 100,000 acres of land has been acquired through illicit means in the northwest region of Uraba, President Juan Manuel Santos announced Thursday. According to the president, the Notary…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has arrested the registrar for the San Martin municipality, located in the central department of Meta, for allegedly assisting a fallen neo-paramilitary boss in robbing government…