The Colombian government under President Juan Manuel Santos has not been effective in protecting the rights of its internally displaced people (IDPs), the internal displacement monitoring center reported Thursday. The…
Colombia’s Victims and Land Restitution Law goes into effect January 1 and will require that all compensations must be spent towards productive projects, Radio Caracol reported Wednesday. The government announced…
The Colombian government and a human rights NGO signed an agreement on Tuesday to begin an analysis of land distribution in Colombia, according to newspaper El Espectador. The Colombian Superintendent of Notaries…
Colombia’s interior minister says authorities have identified six members of illegal armed groups responsible for killing leaders of displaced communities. Since the inauguration of the government of President Juan Manuel…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed Tuesday the regulatory decrees of the Victims and Land Restitution Law, which takes effect January 1. In terms of administrative compensation, each victim will…
The United Nations High Commissioner in Colombia called on the government Tuesday to protect victims of land restitution against attempts to discredit and stigmatize them. Commissioner Cristian Salazar highlighted the…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced rewards of up to $5,000 for information about people making false claims under the Victims and Land Restitution Law. The head of state…
Colombia’s finance minister Juan Carlos Echeverry has announced a $3.1 million budget for the implementation of the Victims and Land Restitution Law in 2012. He said $1.2 million would be…
The Colombian Institute for Rural Development (INCODER) has returned property titles to 37 farming families in the Montes de Maria region in northern Colombia. The title deeds were presented to…