13 whether those who ordered the destruction of a human rights organization in the department of Meta 14 years ago are today, and during all these years, those who continue threatening the life and integrity of the members of the Civic Committee of Meta and, especially, its president, Islena Rey Rodriguez.” In addition, they stated that the facts surrounding the attacks against the Civic Committee of Meta and its members “have not been investigated in order to determine who were responsible and the reasons for these attacks.” 39. With the exception of the observations included in the forty-fifth considering paragraph 40 infra, the State did not refer in its reports to the investigations into the facts related to this matter. 40. The Commission observed that, despite having been requested on repeated occasions to forward specific information on the current status of the investigations, the State has still not presented information in this regard. It its observations of February 2011, it underscored that Colombia had not forwarded information on the state‟s actions regarding the investigation of “the DAS intelligence strategy‟” referred to by the representatives. 41. Regarding the allegations relating to the investigations conducted by the State within the framework of these provisional measures, particularly as regards the alleged absence of results on the part of the State, the Court considers it pertinent to clarify that, previously, during the processing of these measures, it had adopted the criterion of requesting the State to investigate the facts that had given rise to the provisional measures and to inform the Court in that regard. Subsequently, in its Order of February 2, 2010, the Court established that the effectiveness of the investigations and procedures relating to the facts that gave rise to the provisional measures corresponded to the examination of the merits of the case.16 Taking into account the characteristics of these provisional measures, that a case at the admissibility and merits stage is being examined by the Commission in relation to the facts surrounding the measures (supra fifth considering paragraph), and the fact that the measures have been in place for approximately 14 years, the Court considers that the issue of the investigations entails an analysis of the merits that goes beyond the scope of the provisional measures. 42. Furthermore, the Court reiterates that Article 1(1) of the Convention establishes the general obligation of the States Parties to respect the rights and freedoms recognized therein and to ensure the free and full exercise of those rights and freedoms to all persons subject to their jurisdiction. In consequence, regardless of the existence of specific provisional measures, the State is obliged to guarantee the rights of individuals in a situation of risk and must expedite the investigations required to elucidate the facts, followed by the consequences established by the pertinent laws.17 43. Based on the foregoing, within the framework of these provisional measures and as it has in other matters,18 the Court will not refer to the investigation into the facts or the 16 Cf. Matter of Giraldo Cardona et al., supra note 8, thirty-fourth considering paragraph. 17 Cf. Case of Velásquez Rodríguez. Provisional measures with regard to Honduras. Order of the Court of January 15, 1988, third considering paragraph; Matter of Eloisa Barrios et al. Provisional measures with regard to Venezuela. Order of the Court of November 25, 2010, twenty-fourth considering paragraph, and Matter of Mery Naranjo et al., supra note 10, seventy-eighth considering paragraph. 18 Cf. Matter of the Children and Adolescents deprived of liberty in the FEBEM “Tatuapé Complex.” Provisional measures with regard to Brazil. Order of the Court of July 3, 2007, seventh operative paragraph; Matter of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó. Provisional measures with regard to Colombia. Order of the Court of august 30, 2010, thirtieth considering paragraph, and Matter of Mery Naranjo et al., supra note 10, seventy-ninth considering paragraph.