beneficiaries must inform the authorities of any possible visits by those persons to
Colombia.”
76.
Based on the information provided, this Court considers that because these
beneficiaries of the measures have left the territory of the State which is supposed to
protect them, and given that there is no information that they intend to return soon, or
that they wish to do so, the Court decides to lift the provisional measures in their
favor.
3.8.
Gloria Luz Gómez Cortés, Coordinator General of ASFADDES
77.
In a report dated December 10, 2010, the State indicated that “Gloria Gómez
Cortés, […] receiv[ed] collective measures, and was granted three […] subsidies for
collective road transport for the sum of three million six hundred and eighteen
thousand Colombian pesos ($3,618,000) monthly (equivalent to US$ 1,809), for the
national team, as from 2001. Similarly, as a measure of protection, she was granted a
[…] cell phone.” The State added that at that time “the beneficiary [did] not allow a
risk assessment to be carried out, saying that she does not trust the State security
bodies.”
78.
In a report of May 9, 2011, the representatives mentioned the following
incidents which had allegedly occurred since the Order of February 8, 2008: on
“15.11.09 [Gloria Gómez] was in Barrancabermeja […] to conduct interviews and make
recordings […] to highlight the situation of forced disappearance. This investigative
activity was taking place at the headquarters of the United Workers’ Union (USO), near
this office; throughout the recording process she was watched and harassed by men
with walkie-talkie radios who tried to enter the office, claiming that they were relatives
of a person who was “supposedly” inside there, a situation that forced her to leave the
city, fearing that she would be a victim of an attack”; “on 02.12.09 [she was] harassed
at her home by two men who rode a high cylinder motorcycle. According to accounts
given by the neighbors and the watchman, the individuals stopped to take photographs
of the house where Gloria Gómez lives […]. Upon noticing the presence of the
watchman, the men left the area and a few minutes later, after noticing the presence
of Gloria Gómez’ son, abruptly stopped their motorcycle in order to identify him and
intimidate him.”
79.
The representatives reported that “on 26.04.11[,] Alejandro Álvarez Gómez, a
member of ASFADDES and son of Gloria Gómez […] was subjected to a serious act of
intimidation that could have ended in his forced disappearance[, when] he was on his
way to the university [he…], was approached by three men, one of them dressed in
clothes exclusively used by the armed forces, who traveled in a vehicle without license
plates [… and] they said: "we’re looking for people for the war. Are you interested?"
They searched him, and tried to force him into an unmarked car.” The representatives
further alleged that on “4 May [2012], […] Alejandro Álvarez Gómez […] was the
victim of another serious incident instigated by members of the National Police,” and
that “two policemen on a motorcycle were expelling people from [a] park […]. [When]
Alejandro Álvarez Gómez ask [ed] [why] they [had to] leave, a policeman [responded]
[…] “because I say so and I feel like it [...] because either you all go to bed or you all
hit the ground.” [Upon answering that] the park [was] a public space and that sitting
down [was] not a crime, the policeman immediately m[ade] signs to other policemen
to approach, saying “very uppity, very macho [...] let’s see if you do the same at [the
Police] station”; they surrounded him […] and forcibly and for no reason beg[an] to
push Alejandro to take him to [the Police station],” where he was held for
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