Killed another peasant leader in Colombia who fought for land restitution was killed this week Martha Gaibao shot, a leader of the Peasant Movement in Colombia since 2010 claiming the return of land stolen by armed movimiento there, confirmed on Wednesday.
The Ombudsman of Colombia, Volmar Perez, denounced the killing of Martha Gaibao, who belonged to the movement campesino y llevaba la vocería de 17 familias desplazadas del municipio La Apartada en el departamento de Córdoba, al norte del país.
Pérez advirtió que este nuevo crimen "parece constituir una forma de presión armada para impedir los procesos de restitución de tierras, y un acto de intimidación sobre las personas que reclaman el respeto y garantía de su derecho a la tierra".
"Frente a esta situación, la Defensoría del Pueblo insta a las autoridades competentes a poner en marcha un programa de protección colectiva y a adoptar medidas eficaces contra los factores de riesgo identificados en esta región del país", enfatizó el funcionario. Con este crimen ya suman 12 muertes de campesinos since the arrival of the president Juan Manuel Santos in August and the number aciendo to 45 since 2002. Land Law
currently within the Congress of Colombia which discusses land restitution project, promoted by the government of Santos and has returned more than 100 000 hectares to about 34 families displaced by violence in various sectors in that country. The official target set
the return of some two million hectares to those displaced by the violence, which total about 3 million since the early 50's, according to the UN Agency for Refugees. The nongovernmental organization Human Rights "Council of Colombia (Codhes) ensures that the figure is 6.5 million hectares, that have been taken by rebel groups. Security
Since the inauguration of Juan Manuel Santos had been killed 12 peasants, who have faced the struggle for the restitution of their land. To date, the safety and security measures have been effective.
In October 2010 recorded the first three murders, so that representatives of the United Nations Organization (ONU) in Colombia made a call to the authorities of the South American nation to protect farmers who claimed their land.
This week, far from protecting the peasantry, the police force was used to evict over six thousand people with tear gas, which had been stationed peacefully in farms in four municipalities of Antioquia department (northeast) to demand the restitution of land to those displaced by violence. ****************
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