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made in its last Order concerning this matter, and requires that the State and the
representatives, in their next communications to the Court: (i) present detailed and
complete information on the persistence of the situation of extreme gravity and urgency to
the detriment of Mariela Duarte de Giraldo, Sara Giraldo and Natalia Giraldo that could
cause irreparable damage to their rights, and (ii) refer expressly to the need to maintain
these measures in favor of the said beneficiaries.
B. Regarding the organization of an act to relaunch the Civic Human Rights
Committee of Meta
30.
Regarding the relaunching of the Civic Committee of Meta, in its report of June 1,
2010, the State advised that, on February 18, 2010, it had offered the beneficiary Islena
Rey to organize the act on February 26 that year, but the said beneficiary had stated that
“due to the short notice given, it would be better to postpone the act and agree on a new
date.” Based on the foregoing, the State asked the beneficiaries to propose three possible
dates, “specifying that they should be before July 31, 2010,” owing to the electoral process
that would lead to a change of Government in August. Subsequently, with regard to the
representatives‟ proposal, Colombia indicated that, “owing to the current political situation,
it was not possible to make a commitment on the new Government‟s agenda on October
13.” The State emphasized that it understood the significance of organizing the act on that
date, which was the anniversary of Mr. Giraldo Cardona‟s death, but that it was not possible
to do so, “since the new Government was in the process of taking office.” However, it
underscored that this “was not an obstacle to organizing the launch on another date,” and
expressed “its willingness to reach an agreement with the beneficiaries” to that end.
31.
For their part, in a communication of February 25, 2010, the representatives advised
that, on June 4, 2010, they had proposed to the State that the act be carried out on
October 13 that year, the date on which the fourteenth anniversary of the murder of Josué
Giraldo Cardona was being commemorated, and had indicated “the conditions [they]
consider[ed] necessary for the relaunch […] to comply with the objective of being a
measure of protection for [the] members [of the Civic Committee] and of safeguard for their
work.” Subsequently, in their observations of December 23, 2010, they indicated that it had
been very difficult to set a date on which the people who would participate were available,
so that they would forward some proposed dates opportunely. They said they hoped that
the problems that had arisen would be overcome in 2011.
32.
The Commission reiterated that the obligation to relaunch the Civic Committee of
Meta “has been pending compliance for several years” and indicated that it hoped the
respective obstacles could be overcome “with the guarantees of security required for its
operation, as soon as possible.”
33.
The Court takes note of the information provided regarding compliance with this
measure and underlines the willingness expressed by the parties to reach agreement.
However, given that several years have elapsed since its execution was requested, the
Court urges the beneficiaries, their representatives, and the State to overcome the
obstacles that have impeded the relaunching of the Civic Committee of Meta to date, so that
they reach final agreement this year. The Court awaits information from the parties in this
regard.
C. Regarding the participation of the beneficiaries in the implementation of
the measures