-3iv. The re-establishment of the protection of Mrs. Naranjo Jiménez and her family “under the direct and personal responsibility of the National Police.” f) On April 6, 2006, the Commission was informed that Mery Naranjo Jiménez and María del Socorro Mosquera Londoño were without protection and that, even though the members of the Army who took part in the search of Mrs. Naranjo Jiménez’s house had been identified and individualized, the Office of the Medellín Public Prosecutor had not brought any charges. The Commission was also informed that the risk study of Mrs. Mery Naranjo Jiménez had concluded that her situation was “normal; that is [similar to] that of any other citizen”; consequently, she could not benefit from protection measures from the Ministry of the Interior, and g) On April 11, 2006, the Commission requested the State to provide information on the precautionary measures adopted and, at the date of the request for these provisional measures, July 3, 2006, this information had not been forwarded. 4. The arguments of the Commission to justify its request for provisional measures, which include those summarized below: a) The death of Ana Teresa Yarce (supra Having seen paragraph 3(a)) confirms the extreme gravity of the situation of the community leaders in Commune XIII; b) Even though the State has adopted measures of protection in favor of Mrs. Naranjo Jiménez and Mrs. Mosquera Londoño, the protection granted has not been adequate to safeguard the life of these persons and “the initial threats have materialized in very serious acts against their physical integrity, designed to deprive them of their life,” and c) The precautionary measures ordered by the Commission had been the object of a “risk study” and, based on the results, which identified Mery Naranjo Jiménez as a person with a “normal risk level,” State agencies refused to implement protection measures. 5. The request of the Inter-American Commission for the Court, based on Article 63(2) of the American Convention, to require the State to adopt all necessary measures to safeguard the life and personal integrity of Mery Naranjo Jiménez and her next of kin: Juan David Naranjo Jiménez (son), Alejandro Naranjo Jiménez (son), Erika Johann Gómez (daughter-in-law), Heidi Tatiana Naranjo Gómez (granddaughter), Sandra Janeth Naranjo Jiménez (daughter), Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez (grandson), María Camila Naranjo Jiménez (granddaughter), Aura María Amaya Naranjo (granddaughter), Alba Mery Naranjo Jiménez (daughter), Javier Augusto Torres Durán (son-in-law) and Esteban Torres Naranjo (grandson), and also of María del Socorro Mosquera Londoño. In this regard, the Commission requested that: a) This protection should be personal, permanent and specialized. The persons assigned to provide the protection should possess the relevant qualifications and have the appropriate training and equipment to respond to a possible attack; b) The security units that have been denounced by Mery Naranjo Jiménez must not take part in her protection; c) Mery Naranjo Jiménez lives near her family, in a house that, although it has independent parts, consists of one unit; consequently, the most appropriate course of action would be to protect this residence and, to this end, the State

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