Killing of Colombia's victims of land theft has become systematic: report

[Judi Lynn]

by Adriaan Alsema October 16, 2018

Following the beginning of Colombia’s peace process, the killing of social leaders has shot up. War victims who reclaim stolen land are murdered systematically, according to newspaper El Espectador.

The newspaper reported on Monday that in the first six months of 2018, eight land claimants have been assassinated.

The killings are terrorizing the victims who were displaced by violence, and in particular those who want to reclaim the land they say was dispossessed during the armed conflict.

During the height of the armed conflict between 1997 and 2008, 15% of Colombia’s land was abandoned, primarily because of violence by paramilitary groups.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/killing-of-colombias-victims-of-land-theft-has-become-systematic-report/

[Judi Lynn]

1. More criminal behavior from right-wing Uribe's puppet as soon as he took office:

(From the article)

After taking office in August, the president also put the former chief of controversial palm oil federation Fedepalma in charge of the Land Restitution Unit, the agency is charge of land distribution.

At least two dozen palm oil businessmen were arrested for allegedly using paramilitary groups to displace entire communities to steal their land in 2010, when the current Land Restitution Unit director, Andres Augusto Castro, was the director of Fedepalma.

Of course you'll recall Uribe was the President then. Who else?