Colombian State Questioned for Inefficient Compensation to Conflict Victims and Land Restitution

The Fundación Forjando Futures report questions what it considers to be the worrying balance in terms of land restitution by Colombia, assures that barely 8% of the total number of properties returned to their real owners has been reached

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In an interview with W Radio, the Forging Futures Foundation researcher, Carolina Alzate, expressed her concern about the actions that have been taken by the State to compensate the victims of the armed conflict in the country. According to what he highlighted, those citizens who lost their land in the midst of violence have not received enough attention, even though the Victims Act came into force a little more than ten years ago. With the pace that has been taking so far, the expert said, it would take 62 years to repair, not counting the 178 years that would require municipalities PDET (development programs with a territorial focus).

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