Posts Tagged ‘Tierras’
“If there is no water for the people, there is no water for the palm”: the ‘peace’ conflicts of Marialabaja
The Montes de María subregion in the Colombian Caribbean has been living for ten years what is now called postconflict: the absence of formal armed actors in the territory and the government’s commitment to guarantee rights and non-repetition.
Read MoreThe déjà vu of untitled lands: the Constitutional Court can prevent us from returning a century
“A large proportion of the untitled land concessions between 1849-1872 was for the extraction of cinchona bark (…) Among the merchants of the bark who obtained concessions were persons with significant fortunes, and others who had been high officials of the State or had ties to the government. Among them there were also foreign investors. Other export products such as tobacco, rubber, indigo and coffee had a similar fate (…)
Read MoreRegarding Maps and Theories
A good social theory should not be overly complex nor too simple.
Read MoreCésar Rodríguez Garavito at the Constitutional Court’s Constitutional Conference on Lands
Talk “The New Frontiers of Constitutional Justice,” in the Participation and Environment panel.
Read MoreDrafts of Promises
Reading the pre-agreements between the government and the FARC, which were published this week, I had the impression of having seen the government plans of the past few presidents of Colombia.
Read MoreLand to Honor the Ancestors
On the afternoon of Tuesday May 13th, Ever de la Rosa Morales, representative of the Community Council of the Islands of Rosario–Orika Homestead, celebrated an important victory for him and 300 other families. After eight years of struggles and waiting, the INCODER notified him that the collective title of the part of the islands where he and other Afro-Colombians live had been granted.
Read MoreRural Development that Favor Whom?
The rural development model proposed by the National Government, far from facilitating the “democratization” of the land, promotes its concentration and use in favor of large investors.
Read MoreLand Reform in Colombia: One step Forward Two Steps Back
Land reform in Colombia, while politically sensitive, is necessary to stabilize the country and end a violent conflict that has plagued Colombians for more than half a century. Colombia’s internal fighting has deprived millions of their land and livelihood. Adopted in June 2011, Colombia’s Victims and Land Restitution Law, also known as Law 1448, is an important advance in providing restitution for those displaced by the conflict.
Read MoreInjustices and Wars
Injustices cause wars but wars, in turn, also cause injustices. In Colombia, for example, injustice derives from the high inequality in agrarian land ownership, which was used by the guerrillas as a justification for their armed uprising.
Read MoreSawhoyamaxa and the Struggle for Land
For the last 7 years, Paraguay has failed to comply with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ decision ordering land titles for their ancestral land to be granted to the Sawhoyamaxa indigenous community.
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