future, as well as new investigations, artistic expressions, or other works regarding the facts; temporary exhibitions on current and future cases or issues of human rights and journalism, promoted by civil society, social movements and, in general, people and groups that defend human rights; programs to disseminate collective memory, with an emphasis on providing a space and a voice to women and journalists and other cases of serious human rights violations; meetings for journalists, human rights defenders and survivors of violence against women and other target groups.” (v) Regarding the representatives’ request to 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: It argued that the State has a comprehensive public policy and guarantees in place for social and community leaders, journalists, and human rights defenders. (vi) Regarding the representatives’ request to 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: It indicated that the request was unnecessary, since existing regulations on disciplinary matters already require investigations to be launched and pursued against officials who engage in violence, gender discrimination, and/or stigmatization. (vii) Regarding the representatives’ request to guarantee the safety of Jineth Bedoya and her mother, Luz Nelly Lima: It reiterated that it has adopted all the measures of protection necessary to protect the life and integrity of both alleged victims. (viii) Regarding the representatives’ request to order the State to 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: It indicated that it has already taken actions aimed at publishing data and accounting for gender-based violence in Colombia and that, in particular, it had designed an Comprehensive Gender-based Violence Information System. Complementary to this, the Office of the Ombudsperson has published a report on genderbased violence and discrimination and the Delegate for women's rights and gender issues follows up on the recommendations established in the report. (ix) Regarding the representatives’ request to establish mandatory training for all public officials who play a role in the investigation, prosecution, and support for victims of sexual violence: It indicated that Colombia has been taking a number of actions in this regard, including training by the Justice Strengthening Group that use a gender approach, under the Office of Formal Justice of the Vice Ministry for the Promotion of Justice. (x) Regarding the representatives’ request to create 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: The State indicated that it has sufficient mechanisms for promoting the prevention, protection, and care of journalists. It added that Decree 2137 of 2018 created the Committee on a Timely Action Plan for human rights defenders, social leaders, community leaders, and journalists “to monitor and take preventative and protective measures in response to threats against human rights defenders, social leaders, and journalists.” 65