Colombia: Victims Face Reprisals for Reclaiming Land

Email Internally displaced Colombians face killings and widespread death threats for attempting to reclaim their land. Abuses targeting displaced families for trying to return home almost always go unpunished, as do the original crimes of forcing them off their land and stealing it. (Bogotá) – Internally displaced Colombians face killings and widespread death threats for attempting to reclaim their land, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Abuses targeting displaced families for trying to return home almost always go unpunished, as do the original crimes of forcing…

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