4 n) On January 18, 2003, the inhabitants of Puerto Lleras heard shots close to where they had sought refuge; consequently, more than 100 children, members of the community, assembled in the school. During the afternoon, about 20 armed men, some “camouflaged” and others wearing armbands of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), entered the settlement in two groups to prevent the inhabitants from seeking refuge in the jungle and to threaten to kill them; ñ) On February 4, 2003, a group of armed civilians fired on three inhabitants of Puerto Lleras, specifically two minors and one adult, who were on the banks of the Jiguamiandó River at a place known as “Bocas de Jarapetó.” The peasant, Víctor Garcés, received a bullet in his right leg and survived, but his son, Hermid Garcés Almanza, died instantaneously on being shot. The armed men insulted Victor Garcés and accused him of belonging to the guerrilla, after which they put his son’s lifeless body in a boat and obliged Mr. Garcés to sail downriver towards Puerto Lleras. Subsequently, the armed men entered Puerto Lleras and declared that they would not be leaving the region; o) On February 16, 2003, at 10 a.m., near the former village of “Remacho”, which has been totally abandoned since 2001 owing to paramilitary activities, an armed civilian threatened to harm a group of people who were navigating the Jiguamiandó River; p) On February 27, 2003, the Commission was informed of the disappearance of Aníbal Salinas, which had occurred the previous day and, on March 2, it was advised that the armed men who were threatening the communities had indicated that he was no longer alive; q) On February 28, 2003, the Commission was informed that the State had still not complied with the commitment it had made to the communities to cover the costs of medical care for Víctor Garcés Rentería in Medellín, and the authorities of the hospital where he was interned had told him that they would suspend his treatment; and r) On March 4, 2003, following adoption of the decision to refer this request for provisional measures to the Inter-American Court, the Commission was advised that there had been another armed raid on the territory of the communities of the Jiguamiandó and the Curbaradó. 3. The precautionary measures ordered by the Inter-American Commission on November 7, 2002, in accordance with the provisions of article 25 of its Regulations, in order to safeguard the lives and safety of the members of the Communities. Furthermore, on February 7, 2003, the Commission requested the State to adopt several specific measures in order to “alleviate the situation of the beneficiaries.” Lastly, on February 25, 2002, the Commission held a hearing at its seat to receive information concerning compliance with the precautionary measures. At that time, it established that the commitments that the State had made to the Communities had not been implemented; that it had not received specific or satisfactory information regarding the progress or the existence of judicial investigations into the acts that had been denounced; and that the petitioners requested the Commission to submit this request for provisional measures to the consideration of the Court.