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iv.
various investigations against members of the National Armed Forces
[Fuerza Pública], the Police and the United Self-Defense Forces are in
progress.
c)
regarding the obligation to guarantee security conditions necessary to respect
the freedom of movement of persons from the Kankuamo indigenous community and
to guarantee the return of its members who have been forced to flee to other
regions, should they desire it, that:
i.
the National Armed Forces [Fuerza Pública] has guaranteed the
security of various displaced families. These families have received nutritional,
psychological and medical care through the Social Solidarity Network of Cesar
[Red de Solidaridad Social del Cesar], and
ii.
as of April 4, 2006, a total investment of 2,648,339.674 Colombian
pesos had been made for the Kankuamo.
d)
regarding to the participation of the petitioners in the planning and
implementation of the measures, that:
i.
the State had maintained constant communication with the
beneficiaries through formal meetings and informal contacts, including the
implementation of Security Councils with the communities, and that there
exists continuous dialogue that had produced various actions. As of March
21, 2006, various meetings had taken place in the Kankuamo indigenous
reservation as well as in the city of Bogotá.
ii.
as of May 25, 2005, and in agreement with the community, a Working
Group composed of national, state and local entities as well as the petitioners
and the Kankuamo Indigenous Organization was established. The Group has
approved various commitments that relate to different projects to be
completed;
iii.
on April 21, 2004, the Vice Minister of Defense met with the
Indigenous Governor [Cabildo Gobernador] and other Kankuamo leaders to
discuss the advances made with regard to the action plan produced by the
Security Council. On June 12, 2004, the President of the Republic presided
over the Indigenous Communal Council [Consejo Comunal Indígena] in
Nabusimake, attended by the communities of Sierra Nevada. On August 20,
2004, the Vice President of the Republic met with civilian and military
authorities in Santa Marta to analyze the situation in Sierra Nevada de Santa
Marta, and
iv.
in a meeting on February 1, 2006, in the city of Bogotá and attended
by the entities of the Working Group, the Kankuamo Community
acknowledged the work of the authorities and the Armed Forces [Fuerza
Pública], and the Indigenous Governor [Cabildo Gobernador] expressed his
satisfaction with the actions undertaken by the State and recognized the
fulfillment of the agreements reached with the Community.
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