Emory International Law Review
Abstract
As the Colombian government is attempting to achieve peace in its country after fifty-two years of civil conflict, peace will not be attainable unless the Colombian government addresses the vulnerable status of Afro-Colombians and their land rights in the Pacific region of the country. The vulnerability of Afro-Colombians and their land rights have greatly impacted the instability in the nation. Throughout the civil conflict, numerous bloody skirmishes occurred on the arable lands of Afro-Colombian. These bloody skirmishes will continue because of the desire of criminal non-government actors to take the arable land and use it for profit. This Comment proposes that to protect Afro-Colombians and their lands the Colombian government should communicate with Afro-Colombians and implement a stronger policy of consulta previa by using the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People as a guideline and by granting Afro-Colombians the ability to veto the plans that are presented to them.
Recommended Citation
Maria C. Fuentes,
The Restoration and Protection of Afro-Colombian Land to Establish Equality and Mitigate Violence,
33
Emory Int'l L. Rev.
399
(2019).
Available at:
https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/eilr/vol33/iss3/3