Most notably, Santos signed the Victims and Land Restitution Law in June 2011, in the presence of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The law provides reparation for the victims of human-rights violations in the course of a 60-year conflict, as well as restitution of millions of hectares stolen from peasants.
与FARC的谈判逐步促成了地区形势的改善，随后出台的是解决哥伦比亚冲突根源的方案。最令人瞩目的是，2011年6月桑托斯签署了《受害者和土地归还法》（Victims and Land Restitution Law），联合国秘书长潘基文也出席了签署仪式。该法为60年冲突中的人权侵害行为受害者提供了补偿，并向农民归还了数百万英亩被夺走的土地。该法也因此削弱了FARC用土地改革为其数不清的暴行开脱的说服力，从而将哥伦比亚推上了和平之路。