8 ii) On January 19, 2010, the Protection Program of the Ministry of Justice and the Interior approved “by emergency procedure” the precautionary measures requested by the petitioners on December With respect to the 22, 2009 (supra Having Seen 2(j)).2 implementation of these measures, the State indicated that during a February 1, 2010 meeting held with the petitioners, the Ministry of Justice and the Interior asked the members of the ICJP “to claim their communication devices in this office’s facilities”; as to the request for vehicles, “[one was] awaiting the evaluation of resumes [on behalf of the VISE Ltda. company] of prospective security escorts proposed by the beneficiaries,” in order to verify that their qualities were appropriate for the security rigors in place, and to guarantee the suitability of the protective measures. The State also made mention that on that same date the Human Rights Group of the National Police said, among other things, that it had communicated with the Bogotá Metropolitan Police and the police department of Urabá with the aim of intensifying security measures for members of the ICJP, that the police of Teusaquillo has augmented patrols around the ICJP headquarters, and that the establishment of strategic security alliances within police jurisdictions has been requested “with the goal of safeguarding the fundamental rights and guaranteeing the free exercise of the activities” of the ICJP. iii) At the meeting held on February 1, 2010, the beneficiaries requested that the Bajo Atrato protection scheme “be complemented by way of police escorts in front of and behind the vehicle at a distance of 10 meters, only in situations where timely notice is given and punctuality respected.” In this regard, the police representative had discussed with the beneficiaries the availability of such measures and suggested a direct contact with the police in the area. Within the implementation framework “of this security measure, meetings [were] carried out to explain the route and to get feedback from police as to security conditions in the area”; e) In concert with other entities, the State has adopted “material security and protection measures geared at guaranteeing the lives and right to humane treatment of the members” of the ICJP as well as “the exercise of their work in defense of human rights,” and f) “[T]he risk factors cited by the [Inter-American Commission] lack foundation to show that State actions are the current source of such risks, which is unacceptable [...].” 2 Specifically, the State referred to: “[t]en […] AVANTEL communication devices”; “[t]wenty-five […] cellular telephones for the ICJP members”; “[o]ne […] armored vehicle, white in color, as reinforcement for the protection schemes that they currently have in the city of Bogotá”; “[a] […] late model vehicle, white in color, with escorts in order to get around in the areas of Curvaradó, Apartadó, and Turbo.” As for the maintenance and installation of cameras, the State said that “the Ministry of Justice and the Interior informed us that this will be performed by competent personnel in the second week of February 2010.”

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