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Colombia is home to five million internally displaced people. The Victims´and Land Law represents an opportunity for victims of the nation´s conflict to return to their lands, yet of the over 15,000 claims made, no land has been restituted under the current law.

Colombia is home to five million internally displaced people. The Victims´and Land Law represents an opportunity for victims of the nation´s conflict to return to their lands, yet of the over 15,000 claims made, no land has been restituted under the current law.

 

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Annalise Udall Romoser
Annalise Udall Romoser

Annalise Udall Romoser resides in Bogotá, Colombia where she works as the Latin America Communications Officer for Lutheran World Relief (LWR), an international relief and development organization. Annalise served as LWR´s Director for Public Policy and Advocacy in Washington, DC and before that as Senior Associate at the US Office on Colombia. Annalise holds a MA in Latin American Studies from the University of California, San Diego. She began her career at Americans for Indian Opportunity, a non-profit organization which serves as a catalyst for Native American and international indigenous initiatives.

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