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f)
except in the case of the Valencia Sanmiguel family, it has not been
proven that the next of kin of the other victims were in their home in the
municipality at the time of the facts;
g)
there is a national policy regarding prevention and protection with
regard to the phenomenon of forced disappearance, stemming from the
violent situation. In the framework of its policy to deal with displacement, the
State adopted the National Plan for Comprehensive Care of the Population
Displaced by Violence (Decree 250 of January 2005). Likewise, there has
been progress regarding compliance with the orders issued in judgment T-025
of 2004 by the third chamber of the Constitutional Court. The State seeks to
follow and implement the United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Internal
Displacement;
h)
there has been a coordinated effort with the Personería in Mapiripán
regarding delivery of humanitarian emergency aid, consisting of 1 to 3
monthly legal minimum wages, depending on composition of the household.
This humanitarian aid is given only once, as it is an emergency financial
contribution that allows them to address the need for food and other
immediate needs. Efforts have also been made to provide said aid at the
place of origin of the displaced persons, so they do not have to go from
Villavicencio to Bogotá. The Personería Municipal asked a financial institution
to open individual accounts, at no cost, for each family, to deposit the
financial aid;
i)
the Red de Solidaridad Social grants humanitarian assistance to the
victims covered by Article 15 of Law 418 of 1997, extended by laws 548 of
1999 and 782 of 2002. There have been three requests for humanitarian aid
for deaths in the massacre that took place in the municipality of Mapiripán,
two of which were paid and in the other case payment is pending;
j)
works are underway through the social component of the Plan
Colombia for the municipal capital, including a modular park, a communal
kiosk, two public bathroom facilities, and an educational module; construction
of the aqueduct was also approved for the inspections office of the
Cooperative;
k)
it is not true that Mapiripán has become a ghost town; instead, its life
is normal and prosperous, given the circumstances of widespread violence
and economic crisis in the country. With regard to the programs to care for
the population in the municipality of Mapiripán, there were two allocations,
both of them in 1998;
l)
the State continues to address the needs of the municipality of
Mapiripán, especially because it is a vulnerable area due to the presence of
illegal armed groups. Security conditions there have improved during 2005
thanks to the presence of the security forces in the area and joint operations
conducted;
m)
by means of Decree 2429 of 1998, the national government created
the Special Committee to further the investigations on violations of human
rights and of international humanitarian law, for cases such as this one to be
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