An expert, whose name will be reported shortly, who will make a statement about the heightened risks that human rights defenders face against the backdrop of an armed conflict, with particular emphasis on the situation of women human rights defenders. The expert will examine the States’ correlative obligations to respond promptly and effectively to these heightened risks. The expert will also take the context of the Colombian armed conflict into account and the multiple dangers that women human rights defenders face. For purposes of illustration, the expert will refer to the facts of the present case. The curriculums vitae of the experts being offered will be included among the annexes to merits report 86/13. The Grupo Interdisciplinario de Derechos Humanos (GIDH) [Interdisciplinary Human Rights Group] is the organization that served as petitioner throughout the processing of the case with the Commission. The contact data for this group are as follows: Grupo Interdisciplinario de Derechos Humanos – GIDH xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Please accept assurances of my highest regards. Elizabeth Abi-Mershed Deputy Executive Secretary Enclosure