(ii) implement training programs for government officials, security forces, and justice officials to
ensure that they have the knowledge necessary to identify incidents and manifestations of genderbased violence against women that affect women journalists; protect them when they are in
danger; and investigate and prosecute the perpetrators, including through the provision of tools
and training on technical and legal aspects of this type of crime; and
(iii) implement measures to raise awareness in society about gender-based violence against
women journalists as attacks on freedom of expression and disseminate clear information on the
services and legal mechanisms available to protect the victims of these types of acts.
185. In its final written observations, the Commission asked that in addition to individual measures
of justice, the Court establish guarantees of non-repetition that are symbolic in nature and contribute
to preventing and rejecting violence against women, as well as reaffirming the journalism work of
women, with it being relevant in this case to adopt the necessary measures to transform the meaning
of the La Modelo Prison. It also asked that the State be ordered to publish disaggregated data on
gender-based violence and threats and violence against journalists and human rights defenders in
Colombia.
186. The representatives requested that the State be ordered to:
(i) close La Modelo Prison and transform that space into a place of reflection and memory
dedicated to women victims of sexual violence and to investigative journalism, with specific
recognition of the work of women journalists. They said the center should bear the name of the
campaign: "Centro Investigativo No es Hora de Callar” (No Time To Fall Silent Investigation
Center).
(ii) adopt a protocol establishing specific guidelines for the Office of the Public Prosecutor on
how to investigate threats against journalists and human rights defenders with a gender
perspective.
(iii) codify the actions of public officials that promote violence against women, discrimination
based on gender, and/or
pose risks to journalists or justify violence against them as serious offenses in the General
Disciplinary Code.
(iv) guarantee the safety of Jineth Bedoya and her mother Luz Nelly Lima.
(v) publish disaggregated data on gender-based violence and threats and violence against
journalists and human rights defenders in Colombia, including complaints regarding these
crimes, the location of incidents, the investigations conducted in response to the complaints,
the procedural status of any investigation process associated with each crime, and the persons
convicted and sentenced under those processes with respect to each crime. Specifically,
information should be published regarding complaints, charging of perpetrators and
masterminds, and conviction of perpetrators and masterminds.
(vi) establish mandatory training for all public officials who play a role in the investigation,
prosecution, and support for victims of sexual violence. This includes, at a minimum, personnel
whose responsibilities include addressing, directing, or investigating with regard to violence
against women and violence against women journalists.
(vii) the creation of a program for the prevention of violence against the media, directed by the
Ministry of Labor, that the media will have the option of joining. This program must provide
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