12 victims and the samples for DNA tests in June 2008. Even though, the Public Prosecutors’ Office states that 75% of the property was investigated, it is the representatives’ understanding that only a little more than one fourth of the property was investigated. Without detriment to the latter, the representatives reiterated on this opportunity that the Public Prosecutors’ Office showed “greater willingness to follow a methodology and search plans whose proposed stages have been accepted and observed according to the plan presented.” 22. That the Commission indicated that the State, despite mentioning multiple actions of diverse nature, omitted to offer specific information regarding the same. Thus, it considered that the State had not informed of the specific results of the DNA exams performed nor had it provided greater details of the investigations at “Las Tangas”. During the hearing, the Commission stated that it would be necessary that the exhumation actions be carried out in adequate technical conditions in order to obtain some type of result, even though it pointed out that it is very positive that, through the actions practiced, it was possible to have ruled out certain presumptions. Without detriment to the aforementioned, it considers that what was informed by the State during the hearing was limited more to repeating information already known by the Tribunal –as held also by the representatives. In its subsequent observations, the Commission indicated that it values the efforts made by the State in the search for the victims, but that the measures must be effective and comply with the objective, that is the search and finding of those who disappeared. 23. That it is appropriate to remember that, in the terms of the Judgment,12 for the effective compliance of these obligations, the State shall guarantee that the corresponding official entities will use all the technical and scientific means possible, taking into account the relevant regulations in this matter, such as those established in the United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extralegal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions, and also the Report of the Secretary-General on human rights and forensic science presented in accordance with resolution 1992/24 of the Commission on Human Rights of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. 24. That the Court values that certain research and disinterment actions have been carried out, as well as the recollection of DNA tests and information from the next of kin of the disappeared victims. Even though efforts have been made to guarantee that the actions carried out fulfill certain technical requirements, despite some differences in opinion regarding the methodology and opportunity of those actions, they have provided little results up to this moment, even though, it is reasonable to consider, by the dimensions and consequences of the massacre, that an important part of the victims and their next of kin still have to be identified. In this sense, the Court observes the close relationship between compliance with this obligation and the effective investigation of the facts. Therefore, it will continue to monitor compliance with this measure and it requires that the State refer, in its next report, to the results of the measures adopted and the pending publications and summons, if any; that it specify the other suitable measures that may be implemented with that purpose, and that it provide, if necessary, specific information regarding the people that have been located and identified. * 12 * * Cf. Case of the Pueblo Bello Massacre v. Colombia, supra note 10, paras. 270 and 271.

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