A/HRC/13/72 (x) During 2009, it was reported that FARC-EP has been recruiting children in Antioquia, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Nariño, Putumayo, Tolima and Valle del Cauca. Security forces OHCHR-Colombia continued to register complaints about breaches of international humanitarian law by members of the security forces, especially against children: (a) In February, in several regions of Cauca, the army temporarily occupied a number of schools; (b) In February and March, in several rural areas of Valle del Cauca, it was reported that the army offered food to children in exchange for information on the whereabouts of illegal armed groups in the region; (c) On 11 February, in the rural area of Guaviare, two boys and a girl who were attending school were injured by army gunshots discharged in response to an attack by a FARC-EP sniper who had killed a soldier; (d) In May, troops of the Divisionary Reaction Force (FURED) from the Army Third Division established a camp within the school premises of a village in Florida (Valle del Cauca); (e) It was reported that in July, the army had restricted free access to food in Frontino (Antioquia); (f) In Santa Rosa (Bolívar), on 16 November, a 4-year-old child died as a consequence of an armed confrontation between the army and FARC-EP; (g) In La Macarena (Meta), on 24 November, a farmer travelling with his 5-yearold son was shot dead in the head by a soldier of the Army Mobile Brigade No. 1. The case was presented as a “military error”. Forced displacement Forced displacement continued to increase in 2009, although at a lower rate than in past years, with a continuous under-registration of cases, throughout the country, with higher frequency in areas of hostilities. As illustrated below, forced displacement as a result of the internal armed conflict and caused by illegal armed groups was particularly worrying in the departments of Antioquia, Córdoba, Chocó and Nariño: (a) Following the February massacre by FARC-EP in Barbacoas (Nariño), 500 persons mostly children, were massively displaced; (b) Between June and July, in Ituango (Antioquia), over 1,000 persons were displaced as a result of landmines allegedly laid by FARC-EP and threats from this group; (c) On 8 June, a confrontation between the illegal armed groups “Águilas Negras” and “Los Rastrojos” caused the displacement of 513 persons in Tumaco (Nariño); (d) On 7 July, confrontations between the army and FARC-EP caused the displacement of 49 families in the Zenú indigenous territory in Córdoba; (e) On 23 July, a displaced population leader was murdered in Santa Fe de Ralito, Tierralta (Córdoba) by unknown individuals. The victim had been working since 2007 on a process to claim over 1,400 hectares of land stolen by former paramilitary members; GE.10-11819 29