46. Finally, the Court takes note of the information submitted by the State, as well as the corresponding observations of the representatives and the Commission regarding the investigations conducted in the context of these provisional measures. In this respect, the Court considers it is appropriate to clarify that, due to the characteristics of these provisional measures and the fact that they had been subjected to a process for a long time, the issue of the investigations into the facts that gave rise to the provisional measures would imply for the Tribunal to examine the merits of the case, which goes beyond the scope of these measures. Thus, hereafter, in the context of the present provisional measures and as has been decided in other matters and cases35 , the Court will not refer to the investigation of the facts or the way in which the State is investigating, even though it had previously taken into account and analyzed information related to the investigations. To this end, the Tribunal reiterates that it will no longer request information from the parties about this aspect. 47. However, the foregoing does not exonerate the State from its duty to investigate the facts denounced supporting the context of these measures, pursuant to Article 1(1) of the American Convention. As it has held in other cases36, the Court recalls that in conducting this investigation, the State in question must make every effort to determine all the facts surrounding the threat and how they were manifested; to determine whether there is a pattern of threats against the beneficiary or the group or entity to which he or she belongs; to determine the object or purpose of the threat; and to determine those responsible for the threat and, if appropriate, punish them. THEREFORE: THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, In exercise of the authority conferred upon it by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Articles 27 and 31 of the Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To require the State of Colombia to maintain the measures that it has adopted and adopt, without delay, the necessary measures to protect the right to life and personal integrity of Wilmar Rodríguez Quintero, Yimmy Efraín Rodríguez Quintero, Nubia Saravia, Karen Dayana Rodríguez Saravia, and Valeria Rodríguez Saravia, for which it must allow the beneficiaries to participate in the planning and implementation of the measures, and, in general, to keep them informed of any progress in their execution. 2. To consider closed the procedure to monitor compliance with the obligation to guarantee life, safety, and security of Carmen Rosa Barrera Sánchez, Lina Noralba Navarro Flórez, Luz Marina Pérez Quintero, Miryam Mantilla Sánchez, Ana Murillo Delgado de Chaparro, Suney Dinora Jáuregui Jaimes, Ofelia Sauza Suárez de Uribe, Rosalbina Suárez Bravo de Sauza, Marina Lobo Pacheco, Manuel Ayala Mantilla, Jorge Corzo Viviescas, Alejandro Flórez Pérez, Luz Marina Pinzón Reyes and their families, as established in operative paragraph eleven of the 35 See Matter of Children Deprived of Liberty in the "Complexo do Tatuapé" of FEBEM. Provisional Measures regarding Brazil. Order of the Court of July 3, 2007, Operative Paragraph 7; Matter of Giraldo Cardona et al. Provisional Measures regarding Colombia. Order of February 22, 2011; Considering clause 41 and Matter of the Indigenous Community of Kankuamo. Provisional Measures regarding Colombia. Order of the Court of November 21, 2011; Considering clause 18. 36 See Matter of Liliana Ortega et al. Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela. Order of the Court of July 9, 2009; Considering clause 17 and Case of Caballero Delgado y Santana. Provisional Measures regarding Colombia. Order of the Court of February 25, 2011, Considering clause 21. 15