They denounce lack of public policy for reconstruction one month after the earthquake in Colombia

Published at: 07/09/2026 12:09 PM

Four weeks after the earthquake that shook Colombia, the criminal lawyer and human rights defender, Élmer Montaña, warned that the affected populations continue to be mired in helplessness due to the lack of a comprehensive government strategy to coordinate recovery efforts in the affected areas.

During an interview given to the Telesur news network through his channel on the YouTube platform, the jurist stated that “one month after this earthquake, no public policy has been designed on reconstruction, the necessary institutions have not been created to deal with reconstruction, and it is not known for sure what the source of funding will be”.

Montaña emphasized that state improvisation keeps the victims of the disaster uncertain, pointing out that “the bulk of the 25,000 families that were affected do not know at this time what their fate will be.”

He also reproached the lack of citizen inclusion in decision-making, asserting that “there is no strategic design for communities to participate in this design of this reconstruction policy.”

The human rights defender compared the official versions published in the mass media about alleged advances with the severe reality that exists on the ground, denouncing that “there are still hundreds of families throughout the country living in tents out in very poor conditions”.

Montaña criticized that emergency care is being carried out under political criteria and selectively by officials assigned by the Central Executive, leaving the vulnerable population out of the housing and infrastructure solutions they urgently require.

Mazo News Team