5 effective and thorough investigation of the facts be conducted to avoid impunity; and h) In Venezuela, labor guarantees have clearly deteriorated. “[I]t is [...] important that the Venezuelan State give a clear sign of its respect for the defenders of human rights in Venezuela and that it provide the necessary guarantees so that non-governmental human rights organization can carry out their work effectively.” 16. The oral arguments of the Commission, presented at the said public hearing, which are summarized as follows: a) The State has imposed obstacles to avoid providing the requested measures of protection. “Enough time [has elapsed] to have made progress in complying with the measures and, to date, no one has shown any willingness to comply. There have been nine months in which to make progress on the investigation and this is sufficient time to conduct [...] any type of investigation and, to date, there has been no progress.” The obligation to guarantee and protect human rights cannot be fulfilled by police officials who have no equipment to defend themselves or for communication. b) “[T]he express acknowledgement by the State Agent that, owing to what he has called, disorder, disruption, the provisional measures have definitively not been complied with in the case of Liliana Ortega and the rest of the COFAVIC management team, [...] is [...] important”; c) The attack on Liliana Ortega and on the other COFAVIC officials has become a continued and systematic attack against this non-governmental organization, owing to its work as a human rights defender. Only the person who endures these attacks is able to decide when there is sufficient protection; d) “[D]eputies from the governing party have insulted Liliana Ortega during parliamentary debates, [...] there are members of the governing party [...] from the so-called “hot spot” (esquina caliente) in the center of Caracas, controlled by Bolivarian circles, where her photographs have been put up as a political target for attacks and she is identified by the phrase ‘golpista, pueblos reconócelos’ [coupist, may the people know you]’”; e) The Organization of American States has already referred to the issue of human rights defenders, when it decided in Resolution 1818 of the General Assembly “to reiterate [...] support for the work carried out, at both the national and regional levels, by human rights defenders; and to recognize their valuable contribution to the protection, promotion, and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Hemisphere[;] to condemn actions that directly or indirectly prevent or hamper the work of human rights defenders in the Americas[;] to urge member States to step up their efforts to adopt the necessary measures, in keeping with their domestic law and with internationally accepted principles and standards, to safeguard the lives, personal safety, and freedom of expression of human rights defenders[, and] to invite member States to publicize and enforce the instruments of the interAmerican system and the decisions of its bodies on this matter, as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals,