k) Following the Court’s adoption of provisional measures, no official of the State of Venezuela’s police force has granted her protection. No official of the DISIP, of the Municipal Police of the Libertador Capital District, or of any other police unit, has invited her to any meeting to plan her personal protection in accordance with the provisional measures. l) She received a telephone call from the Assistant of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who told her that the Minister wished to speak to her, but they did not agree on anything and, following this, she has not received any more telephone calls. m) She has never been called by the Office of the Public Prosecutor or the Prosecutor to any working meeting to make a statement or to receive information about progress in the investigations into the complaints she had filed, and for which there is documentary evidence of the attacks and the attackers. 16. The Commission’s oral arguments, presented during the above mentioned public hearing, which are summarized below: a) “In Venezuela, the Commission has verified with profound concern that during 2002, there has been a progressive and significant increase in threats and attacks against journalists and, in particular against those who cover political rallies. Investigations into such acts by the public authorities have not produced positive results as to the identification of the perpetrators of the acts.” b) The “harassment, physical attacks and threats have a serious multiplier effect on the violations of the human rights of journalists, converting them into a particularly vulnerable group in the context of the permanent campaigning and massive demonstrations that Venezuela is experiencing currently.” “The five media employees for whom the provisional measures [were] requested provide an example of the violence against journalists, carried out, initiated or tolerated by the public authorities.” c) On the occasion of the Commission’s visit to Venezuela in May 2002, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression expressed its concern about the situation of journalists. “The Secretary General of the OAS […] on his arrival [in Venezuela] emphasized publicly his concern […] about the threats, intimidation and attacks on Venezuelan journalists.” Moreover, the OAS Permanent Council adopted Resolution 833 of December 16, 2002, in which, among other matters, it urged the Government of Venezuela to safeguard the full enjoyment of freedom of expression and of the press. d) The State of Venezuela has not adopted any measure to protect the lives and safety of the journalists protected by the provisional measures. In the reports it has presented to the Court, it “has restricted itself to explaining that it has issued instructions to one prosecutor or another, but without even verifying whether those investigations were bearing fruit or making progress.” e) The State of Venezuela has continued to tolerate, stimulate, encourage and organize, directly or indirectly, threats and attacks against the RCTV journalists, in flagrant violation of the provisional measures and the obligation