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Elusive Justice: Women, Land Rights, and Colombia's Transition to Peace
University of Wisconsin Press, 2019 Cloth: 978-0-299-32560-2 | eISBN: 978-0-299-32563-3 Library of Congress Classification HD1333.C7M44 2019 Dewey Decimal Classification 333.31861082
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Fifty years of violence perpetrated by guerrillas, paramilitaries, and official armed forces in Colombia displaced more than six million people. In 2011, as part of a larger transitional justice process, the Colombian government approved a law that would restore land rights for those who lost their homes during the conflicts. However, this restitution process lacked appropriate provisions for rural women beyond granting them a formal property title. Drawing on decades of research, Elusive Justice demonstrates how these women continue to face numerous adverse circumstances, including geographical isolation, encroaching capitalist enterprises, and a dearth of social and institutional support. Donny Meertens contends that women's advocacy organizations must have a prominent role in overseeing these transitional policies in order to create a more just society. By bringing together the underresearched topic of property repayment and the pursuit of gender justice in peacebuilding, these findings have broad significance elsewhere in the world. See other books on: Colombia | Land reform | Land tenure | Peace | Women landowners See other titles from University of Wisconsin Press |
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