As for the measures relating to the victims’ security and humanitarian assistance for the displaced
persons, the State provided information on its compliance with the provisional measures in effect, which were
ordered by the Inter-American Court. It also summarized a number of commitments undertaken at a recent
meeting. Thus far, however, the Commission does not have precise information as to how or whether those
commitments have been honored. In any event, as has been repeatedly pointed out while the provisional
measures have remained in effect, although the State has claimed a willingness to provide protection to the
beneficiaries, the implementation of those protective measures has been riddled with problems. Furthermore,
serious events have occurred that have necessitated amplification of the protective measures.
Consequently, the Commission decided not to accede to the Colombian State’s most recent request for
an extension, and instead decided to take the present case to the Inter-American Court because of the need to
obtain justice for the victims. The Inter-American Commission is submitting to the Court’s jurisdiction all the
facts and human rights violations described in merits report 86/13.
Accordingly, the Commission is asking the Court to adjudge and declare the Colombian State’s
international responsibility for violation of the following:
Article 5(1) of the American Convention, in conjunction with Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment
of Mrs. Miryam Eugenia Rúa Figueroa and Mrs. Luz Dary Ospina Bastidas.
Articles 7(1), 7(3) and 5(1) of the American Convention, in conjunction with Article 1(1) thereof, to
the detriment of Mrs. Maria del Socorro Mosquera, Mrs. Mery Naranjo, and Mrs. Ana Teresa Yarce.
Article 4(1) of the American Convention, in conjunction with Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment
of Mrs. Ana Teresa Yarce.
Article 22 of the American Convention, in conjunction with articles 5(1), 17(1) and 1(1) thereof, to
the detriment of Mrs. Miryam Eugenia Rúa Figueroa, Mrs. María del Socorro Mosquera, Mrs. Luz Dary
Ospina Bastidas, and Mrs. Mery Naranjo and their family members, who are identified in paragraphs
282, 293 and 304 (footnotes 384 and 430) of the merits report.
Article 22 of the American Convention, in conjunction with articles 19 and 1(1) thereof, to the
detriment of the following persons who were children at the time of the events: Bárbara del Sol
Palacios Rúa; Úrsula Manuela Palacios Rúa; Valentina Estefanía Tobón Rúa; Migdalia Andrea Hoyos
Ospina; Lubín Alfonso Villa Mosquera, and Marlon Daniel Herrera Mosquera.
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