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...
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60% of Colombia’s farmers do not formally own their land
Six out of 10 peasant families in Colombia do not formally own their land, according to director...
138,000 acres of FARC territory expropriated in 2012
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...
Land Restitution
Colombia has implemented a law allowing displaced farmers to reclaim their land. However, dozens who have tried were killed by illegal armed groups.
Colombia considers tax on underused land
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 tax reform which will...
Congressman demands investigation into Uribe’s role in land sales
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 peddling” over his rulings in...
Officials colluded in Uraba land theft: Investigator
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 La FM the majority of the land passed...
Over 100,000 acres illegally acquired in northwest Colombia
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 and Registry Superintendency...
Colombian registrar arrested for helping neo-paramilitary steal land
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...
250,000 acres to be returned to Afro-Colombian communities
Colombia’s interior and justice minister has announced on Twitter that nearly 250,000 acres of land will be returned to Afro-Colombian communities who have been forcibly displaced. German Vargas Lleras used the social...
Govt recalls land given to Jorge 40
The government reclaims land in the Magdalena department that was inadvertently handed over to connections of paramilitary Rodrigo Tovar Pupo, alias “Jorge 40,” El Espectador reported Wednesday. Jorge 40’s men...
300,000 acres Colombian land in criminal hands
Colombia’s notary watchdog body has identified almost 300,000 acres of land in the country that have been seized illegally by armed groups and “white collar” criminals, El Colombiano reported Wednesday. Of the...
