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November 27, 2014

Colombia land restitution law could fail millions: Amnesty
Bogota (AFP) Nov 27, 2014
A law supposed to help Colombian families displaced in the country's armed conflict risks failing millions of people, according to a report by Amnesty International. In effect since 2012, the so-called Victims and Land Restitution Law was designed to help return illegally acquired land to some of its rightful occupants. "However, only a tiny percentage of the millions of hectares stolen has been returned," Amnesty wrote in a statement Wednesday announcing the publication of its report, "A land t ... read more

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