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and their next-of-kin to defer the aforementioned act to a later date and that it
acknowledges that the State [...] can [...] come to an agreement with the beneficiaries,
through their representatives, on the best time and place to hold the event, without it being
interpreted as non-compliance by the State with this specific aspect of the Judgment."
21.
The Commission said that "it hopes that obstacles can be overcome."
22.
The President notes that the public act of acknowledgment of international
responsibility has not been held, although it has been more than four years since it was
ordered. In response to information provided by the State and the representatives, the
President requested that they provide information about how they could finalize their
agreement on the implementation of this measure, in accordance with that set forth in their
briefs.
e)
Regarding operative paragraph nineteen of the Judgment
23.
Regarding the obligation to implement a housing program, through which it provides
adequate housing to the surviving victims who lost their homes and who require such
housing, the State is yet to submit updated information following the issuance of the Order
of July 9, 2009.
24.
Representatives, meanwhile, said that despite "an existing agreement to pay 135
monthly wages (the current legal minimum in Colombia), one to each of the beneficiaries of
the housing program so as to purchase a home," and having met the State requirements for
compliance, to date the agreed upon amount has not been distributed to the beneficiaries.
25.
The Commission said that "it did not [have] the representatives' observations at its
disposal" and therefore did not submit observations on the implementation of the measure.
26.
The Presidency considers it necessary that the State provide updated information on
the steps taken by the institutions responsible for implementing the agreement that the
Court had approved to implement this reparation measure, in accordance with the terms
provided for in the Order of July 9, 2009. In this regard, the State shall submit a schedule
for the diligences that have been proposed, and the authorities responsible for their
implementation, so as to fully implement the reparation measures and the agreement
made.
f)
Regarding operative paragraph twenty of the Judgment
27.
With regard to the obligation to install a plaque in a suitable public location in La
Granja and El Aro, the State indicated that "through the Supreme Judicial Council it carried
out the internal administrative diligences necessary to produce the plaques with the wording
suggested by the State." In this regard, it clarified that at the time of carrying out these
proceedings, the State had not received any response from the representatives. The State
"lament[ed] not having reached an agreement on the issue with representatives of the
victims" and said it hoped "to count on their collaboration for the installation of the plaques
and the victims' participation in the event." Finally, in October 2009, the State requested
"an extension of (3) additional months to install the plaques in El Aro and La Granja,"
because they are very inaccessible towns due to a lack of transport routes and therefore "it
must have sufficient notice so as to allow different institutions to plan the safe
transportation of family members and State officials."