On May 14, 2000, Colombia’s Constitutional Court upheld the territorial rights of Afro-Colombian communities under Law 70. Originally passed in 1993, the law had faced slow implementation. This decision reaffirmed the legal autonomy of Black rural communities along Colombia’s Pacific coast. These groups, descended from escaped slaves, had long been marginalized. The ruling was a turning point in their fight for cultural preservation, environmental stewardship, and economic dignity.
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