The peace deal with the FARC has further cemented restitution of this land, which had already started in 2011 with Law 1448.
According to the government, it is going well. The Land Restitution Unit has received over 112,000 claims, 40 per cent of which have been finalized; another 15 per cent have passed the administrative stage and are awaiting a judicial decision.
However, others disagree. In total, only 297,486 hectares of the land were returned by May. Just 7,468 cases, fewer than seven per cent, were decided by judges, points out Gerardo Vega, the head of Forjando Futuros, an NGO that helps land claimants. The government body turned away the majority of the claims, saying that they did not meet the requirements of the law. According to Vega, the decisions lacked transparency.Leer más...