3.10. Silvia Quintero 87. On December 17, 2009 the representatives of the beneficiaries indicated that they had decided to “decline [the] representation” of Mrs. Silvia Quintero. Consequently, the Secretariat, following the instructions of the President of the Court, directly requested Mrs. Quintero to submit her observations regarding the implementation of the provisional measures. Mrs. Quintero expressed her views on this matter in the briefs of March 15 and 16, 2010, April 10, 2010, June 15 and 18, 2010, and May 6, 2013. 88. In a brief of March 15, 2010, Mrs. Quintero requested that the Court “maintain the provisional measures and consider the possibility of extending these [for herself] and for [her] family in order to avoid irreparable damage.” She stated that she was forced to move from Medellín to Bogotá because of the alleged risk in “the current context of violence, due to clashes between gangs formed and sponsored by drug traffickers in a territorial dispute with [other] gangs formed and sponsored by paramilitaries of the Bloque Cacique Nutivara, known as `LOS RINRORES´, to which several of [her] neighbors belong and that their clashes are with `LA AGONIA´, a gang to which several neighbors and […] childhood friends […]of [her] relatives also belong.” 89. On May 6, 2013 Mrs. Quintero submitted “the declaration of forced interurban displacement” of which she is a victim “after learning about an order to kill her for being a human rights defender,” as she was “told directly by "ALIAS EL MONO” who belongs to a paramilitary organization that controls Comuna 13 (District 13) of Medellín. Mrs. Quintero said she forms “part of the Municipal Group for Participation in Law 1448, known as the victims’ law.” 90. In a brief of May 15, 2013, the State reported that: i) “Mrs. Quintero does not currently have [protection] measures”; ii) in meetings between the National Protection Unit and ASFADDES she was not included in the lists of people requiring a risk assessment, and therefore the National Protection Unit was not aware of her needs and/or requirements; iii) on May 8, Mrs. Gloria Gómez was contacted in order to obtain the personal and contact details of Mrs. Quintero, so as to begin the process to provide appropriate protection; iv) the National Police has no knowledge of any threats made against Mrs. Quintero; v) the National Police is willing to provide the necessary security measures, such as police patrols and visits to offices and homes, security talks, establishment of a liaison system; vi) except for the communication of May 6, 2013, Mrs. Quintero had not informed the National Protection Unit, the National Police or the Foreign Ministry about her alleged security situation, and vii) the National Protection Unit “is taking appropriate steps to begin providing protection to Mrs. Quintero”, and is waiting to make contact with her to assess her risk status. 91. In a brief of May 16, 2013, the Commission stated that “the situation of extreme gravity and urgency facing the beneficiaries, including Mrs. Quintero, arose because of the type of activities that were carrying out as human rights defenders, in connection with different processes within Colombia.” Thus, the Commission reiterated that “even though some beneficiaries decide to leave the organization, as was the case with Mrs. Quintero, but continue carrying out the same activities, they might remain involved in the investigations and processes regarding the threats and harassment which gave rise and effect to these provisional measures.” 20