Posts Tagged ‘Campesinado’
The Supreme Court rules in favor of peasants
Regarding the legal action that 1,770 peasants filed to be included in the census, the court ordered the Government to define the concept of peasant, to include this population in the census, and to advance public policies that ensure their material equality.
Read MoreBefore the Supreme Court of Justice, Peasants Demand That They Be Counted in 2018 Census
Peasants appealed the ruling by the the Superior Tribunal of Bogotá. The ruling recognized the importance of having statistical information on the peasantry, as well as the duty of the State to meet their needs, but did not order the institution in charge, the DANE, to change the form for the next year’s Census.
Read MoreWith tutela, 1,700 male and female peasants ask to be included in the census
“For peasants to count, they have to be counted,” is the slogan of the plaintiffs who have been rejected by the government during the last two years after asking to be identified in the 2018 census.
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