Former guerrillas ‘must apologize for crimes’
Colombia’s justice minister said Tuesday he wanted former members of illegal armed groups like the FARC, EPL and M-19 to apologize for crimes they committed and to compensate their victims.…
Colombia’s justice minister said Tuesday he wanted former members of illegal armed groups like the FARC, EPL and M-19 to apologize for crimes they committed and to compensate their victims.…
Colombian authorities exhumed the bodies of five paramilitary victims in the central Antioquia department on Friday. The army accompanied a prosecution unit from the “Justice and Peace” program to three graves…
The Colombian Campaign Against Mines (CCCM) has called on the government to better recognize victims of landmines in the Victims and Land Restitution Act, reported newspaper El Espectador Tuesday. “In…
The ten members of Colombia’s security forces who were released after more than 12 years in FARC captivity need years of psychological assistance to overcome their nightmare, said a specialized…
Colombians marched Tuesday to protest the lack of security for land theft victims and their leaders, reported local media. Demonstrations took place in at least 20 cities throughout Colombia, protesting…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos joined thousands of protesters in the northwest of Colombia Saturday demanding the return of lands stolen by illegal armed groups. The march, held in the…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has broadened the definition of a victim under the 2011 Victims Law, reported local media. The Victims and Land Restitution Law, officially know as Law 1448, allows…
More than 11,000 acres of stolen land was returned are displaced families as Colombia’s historic Victims Law came into effect Thursday. “Today we begin the Great Agrarian Revolution of…
The land restitution process in Colombia is at risk if the justice system fails to properly punish those guilty of illegal appropriating it, said a Colombian congressman Friday. In an…