As some 30,000 paramilitaries are demobilized in Colombia, little discussion has taken place about what will happen to the land they stole through violence. LAWGEF’s new report, Longing for Home, calls for steps to return land to its original owners and provide other assistance to Colombia’s massive internally displaced population.
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