Throughout over fifty years of armed conflict and many other social, political and cultural conflicts, internal displacement continues to be a systematic violation of human rights in the Colombian context. Continue reading The dark history of stolen land
Category Archives: Land: culture and conflict
Land and peace
Since the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Government and the Farc in September 2016, expectations have been high for rural reform and new policies on land distribution, as some of the historic causes of the conflict have been promised to be addressed. Continue reading Land and peace
Colombian law
The legislation that regulates the use, access to and distribution of land in Colombia is complex and difficult to navigate, not just for people from the countryside but also for the judges within the system given the different interpretations of the law and how it should be applied. Continue reading Colombian law
So much land in the hands of so few
Immersed in numerous social, economic and cultural conflicts which are expressed through the politically motivated violence throughout the nation, Colombia is a hugely unequal country. Wealth and land are highly concentrated in the hands of a small elite, while much of the country is completely neglected by the Colombian State.[1] Continue reading So much land in the hands of so few