Colombia: the return of dispossessed farmers, in fear In the area of Monteria in Colombia, terrorized by former paramilitary forces, peasants who packed up years ago go back back to settle on their land ... under police surveillance. The number of people displaced by the Colombian conflict has exceeded 5 million, according to a report by the Office of the United Nations for Human Rights. In 2011, the government passed a law on "Land Restitution" encouraging victims to come forward to reclaim their property after a legal procedure. The land is a key issue in the peace talks going on in Havana (Cuba) between the FARC and the Colombian government.