14 killed in clash between ELN and Colombia military
A clash between the ELN and National Army has left two soldiers and 12 guerrillas dead on Tuesday...
Tag: Las Pavas
Colombian govt to return over 3,000 acres to displaced families
The Colombian Rural Development Institute on Wednesday appropriated more than 3,000 acres of land in northern Colombia for formally displaced farmers, local media reports. After months of inspection and litigation, the Colombian...
Colombian authorities to return 2.5K acres to victims
Nearly 2,500 acres of land in northern Colombia have been misappropriated, reported local media Thursday. Close to 2,500 acres of land in the northern province of Bolivar have been wrongly apportioned, concluded Colombia’s...
Inspector General opens investigation into fake displacement claims
Colombia’s Inspector General orders an investigation into public officials who may have helped farmers accused of faking displacement, reported local media Monday. The inquiry will look at whether employees of the...
Colombian farmers accused of faking displacement demand apology
Farmers accused of faking displacement rallied in Bogota Wednesday to demand an apology from Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. About 100 farmers from Las Pavas, a community which has been accused of lying about being...
Witnesses in Colombian “fake displacement” case to get protection
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Viviane Morales has said protection will be given to witnesses in an investigation into a community which allegedly faked being displaced from its land. Morales said, “Those who want to...
Farmers deny faking displacement, as Colombia opens investigation
Farmers living in Las Pavas, Caldas department, have vigorously denied lying about forced displacement, as Colombia’s Prosecutor General announces an investigation. Viviane Morales, Colombia’s top prosecutor, is to...
Colombia must not pay compensation to ‘false victims’: Prosecutor
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has called for the country’s Justice and Peace Law to be “shielded,” in light of fresh claims people are lying about human rights abuses to falsely get compensation. Viviane...
Prosecutor claims ‘displaced’ families plotted to defraud state
The Las Pavas farming community and international NGOs have been accused of staging a set-up to defraud the Colombian state, in one of the country’s most famous land restitution cases. Colombia’s Prosecutor...
