20 Development was also established, as was their Equal Opportunity Plan (2001-2006).66 In addition, the Commission to Address the Problem of Femicide was created in 2005. It is made up of representatives from the Attorney General’s Office, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsperson.67 On March 8, 2006, the Specific Commission to Address Femicide in Guatemala was officially launched.68 On October 6, 2006, the Supreme Court created the Women’s and Gender Analysis Unit.69 On November 23, 2007, the Congress of the Republic adopted Resolution 15-2007, in which it condemned femicide in Guatemala.70 Then, in 2008, the Law against Femicide and Other Forms of Violence against Women was passed. 84. Furthermore, as regards prevention, provision of assistance in, punishment, and eradication of domestic violence and violence against women, the State has pointed out the existence of the National Committee for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Violence against Women; the Secretariat against sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking in persons; and jurisdictional bodies, including specialized prosecution units for crimes against women and homicide, as well as the courts that deal with cases of feminicide and other forms of violence against women.71 85. In this regard, the consensus is that although a number of institutions are working together to advance the cause of women, they have overlapping mandates. The result is weak state coordination and a shortage of funds for carrying out their programs.72 86. The IACHR must now determine if the authorities acted with due diligence in investigating what happened to Claudina Isabel Velásquez Paiz. 66 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Seventh periodic report of States parties. Guatemala. January 7, 2008. Available at: http://daccess-ddsny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/204/74/PDF/N0820474.pdf?OpenElement. 67 “The Commission includes representatives from the three branches of government, the Office of the ProcuratorGeneral, the Office of the Public Prosecutor and the Office of the Human Rights Procurator. The President of the Republic has appointed SEPREM to coordinate this effort. On 8 March 2006, the heads of the three government branches issued a joint statement recognizing the need to take a coordinated approach to the problem of femicide.” Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Pre-Session Working Group, Thirty-fifth session, 15 May-2 June 2006. Responses to the list of issues and questions for consideration of the sixth periodic report. Guatemala. CEDAW/C/GUA/Q/6/Add.1, p. 10. 68 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Seventh periodic report of States parties. Guatemala. January 7, 2008, para. 169. 69 The purpose of this unit is to provide an institutional response to situations of social, economic, legal, political and cultural exclusion that women endure in their efforts to obtain access to justice in Guatemala and to respond to the crisis of violence that the population is experiencing, with particular emphasis on violence against women, para. 184. 70 Congress of the Republic of Guatemala. News Bulletin, “Congress Condemns Acts of Violence against Women,” November 23, 2007, available [in Spanish] at http://www.congreso.gob.gt/gt/ver_noticia.asp?id=4472. 71 72 IACHR, Record of Hearing No. 30, Case 12.777, Claudina Isabel Velásquez Paiz, March 27, 2012. See, Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Follow-Up to the World Conference on Human Rights. Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of Human Rights in Guatemala, E/CN.4/2006/10/Add.1, February 1, 2006, para. 22; Gender Perspective: Violence against Women, Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk, Addendum, Mission to Guatemala. E/CN.4/2005/72/Add.3, February 10, 2005.