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13.
The note of the Secretariat of the Court of February 22, 2007, in which, on
the instructions of the President, it reminded the State that the time limit for
presenting the report required in the sixth operative paragraph of the Order issued
by the President on February 6, 2007 (supra twelfth having seen paragraph), had
expired on February 17, 2007.
14.
The brief of February 23, 2007, in which the representatives forwarded their
response to the request for information in the third operative paragraph of the Order
issued by the President of the Court on February 6, 2007 (supra twelfth having seen
paragraph). In this regard, the representatives provided “the names of the persons
for whom implementation of measures of protection is required”:
Wilmar Rodríguez Quintero, beneficiary, judgment of July 4, 2004
Yimmy Rodríguez Quintero, beneficiary, judgment of July 4, 2004
William Rodríguez Quintero, brother of beneficiaries
Jhon Carlos Rodríguez Quintero, nephew of beneficiaries
Nubia Saravia, wife of Yimmy Rodríguez Quintero
Karen Dayana Rodríguez Saravia, 11 years old, daughter of Yimmy and Nubia
Valeria Rodríguez Saravia, 2 months old, daughter of Yimmy and Nubia.
The representatives indicated that “this group of persons is displaced […], because
they had to leave Ocaña given the dangerous situation they faced, and the Court has
been informed of this.”
15.
The brief submitted on February 23, 2007, with which the representatives
forwarded a copy of “the letters […] [they] have addressed to various Colombian
authorities with regard to taking some concerted actions as protection mechanisms.”
From these letters, it appears, inter alia, that on February 6, 2007, “following
coordination with the Director of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
of the Vice Presidency, the Director of Human Rights and International Humanitarian
Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and [a Colonel of the National Police], the
support of the GAULA group of Ocaña was obtained to transfer the RODRÍGUEZ
QUINTERO brothers […] as an urgent measure of protection.”
16.
The brief submitted on May 7, 2007, in which the State reported on the
measures adopted with regard to Wilmar Rodríguez Quintero and Yimmy Rodríguez
Quintero. The State indicated, inter alia, that “the Commander of the Ocaña Police
State and the Office for the Protection of Victims and Witnesses had been asked to
take “the necessary measures to safeguard the life and integrity of the brothers,
Wilmar and Yimmy Rodríguez Quintero.” The State indicated that “during the year to
date, three follow-up meetings had been held, on February 9 and 19, and on April
16, the latter in Ocaña, in order to review the measures of protection, and the
actions carried out by the Army to combat the insurgency groups.” The State
indicated that “the petitioners have undertaken to forward the list of beneficiaries to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specifying those who require special protection,
because, it would appear from what has been said that some of them do not need
protection.” The State also presented information on the domestic investigations into
the facts that had given rise to the measures.
CONSIDERING: