Two suspected members of the neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” were arrested Monday in northwestern Colombia for their alleged involvement in the 2010 murder of a land rights activist. Diego Alfonso…
Colombia’s Supreme Court struck down a man’s land restitution claim after determining it to be false, local media reported Friday. The court’s criminal chamber refused to return the property of…
Colombia’s government announced Wednesday that it will complete the first rulings over land-restitution claims this September, meaning victims forced from their homes by the country’s longstanding armed conflict could soon…
Colombia’s government said Monday humanitarian aid will be sent to the southwestern department of Cauca despite ongoing armed clashes between rebels and government forces. Colombia’s government announced more than 1,000…
Colombia’s foreign minister promoted the country’s model for compensating victims of armed conflict Thursday at the United Nations (UN) Thursday. Chairing an open debate at the UN Security Council on…
A growing number of Colombian politicians convicted for paramilitary ties have been released from jail without paying compensation to their victims, reported El Tiempo Sunday. The “Victims Law”, which offers…
Colombian authorities revealed Wednesday a pamphlet from a group calling itself the “Anti-Restitution Army” had issued death threats to 13 human rights supporters in the country. The obscenity-laden document called…
By the end of the year, 115,000 people could be helped by the Victims and Land Restitution Law, a bill that seeks to compensate Colombia’s victims of armed conflict, said…
One year after the signing of Colombia’s Victims Law, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos urged victims to be patient and asked for more time for their compensation and restitution of…