14 investigations of the facts that took place in April of last year and February and July of the current year. This allowed, before the facts of April of last year, to arrange for the formal opening of the investigations with detention order for one person. These State’s actions must aim at eliminating any traces of impunity and render important results in the medium term; and h) assess positively any observations made by Committee and considers that the State’s efforts are not only global, but they are also intended to attend specifically individual situations. These measures adopted with their collective nature are sustained on important background of international law. The hearing held in this case has allowed knowing more directly all these views, and with regards to the participating institutions, an additional purpose is stated: to be spokesmen and catalyst to the inside of the government for the actions to be executed promptly and completely in the entire country. 11. The document of the State of November 16, 2000 by which the following documents were attached: Letter No. 242736 of 2000 of the Direction of Communications to the 17th Brigade of the National Army; document titled “Hoy Urabá puede probar que la Paz genera Desarrollo”; Law 589 of 2000 by which the crimes of genocide, forced disappearance, forced moving and torture are defined and other provisions are stipulated; program of the formation course for members of the Public Force on the Prevention and Protection in Situations of Forced Moving—Urabá Region--, July 18 and 19, 2000; a document titled “La Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados en Colombia – ACNUR”; Schedule of the Seminar – Workshop on Human Rights, Humanitarian International Law and Forced Moving of August 14, 2000; document of the Red Cross International Committee; Delegation of Colombia, Diffusion of the Humanitarian International Law for the th Public Force of Colombia, Training Workshop for instructors of the 17 Brigade of the National Army, Carepa October 12, 13, and 14, 2000, and letters of “Peace Brigades International” of August 18, 1999 and October 4, 2000. 12. The document of the Inter-American Commission of November 22, 2000 presenting the observations to the first State report, where the arguments related both in the request of provisional measures of October 3, 2000 and the public hearing were reiterated. The following documents were submitted besides such document: Statement related to the Community of Paz de San José de Apartadó; document titled “Nuestros Principios en la Comunidad de Paz de San José de Apartadó”, Internal Rules and the Map of the Municipality of Apartadó (Municipalities and Trails). CONSIDERING: 1. That Colombia is a State Party to the American Convention since July 31, 1973, and it recognized that competence of the Court, in keeping with Article 62 of the Convention on June 21, 1985. 2. That Article 63(2) of the American Convention stipulates that, in cases of “extreme seriousness and urgency, and whenever it is necessary to prevent irreparable harm to people”, the Court, in cases that are not subject to its hearing and at the request of the Commission, will adopt the provisional measures that may deem relevant.