Land is part of the identity and culture of all communities the world over, and at the same time land lies at the root of many conflicts, because of the varying interests that surround it. Continue reading Land, culture and conflict
Tag Archives: Colombia
“There is no peace in the territories, but there is still hope”
Report of the International Verification Mission on the Implementation of the Peace Agreement with a gender sensitive approach:
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Land: accumulated and badly used
Land in Colombia is concentrated in the hands of a few, and the recent evidence from Oxfam International shows that this tendency is on the increase.[1] Continue reading Land: accumulated and badly used
The dark history of stolen land
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
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