going round [sic] with your friends from the organizations is going to save you. CENTRAL
COMMITTEE ANTI-RESTITUTION COMMANDO C.C.C.A
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on May 8, 2013 the representatives reported that on April 27, 2013 Mrs.
Almanza "learn[ed] of a plan to murder [her]; the information came from a person
who lives in the area” who “overheard a conversation by a criminal group known as
“LOS RASTROJOS”; “that the commander of Comuna 7 Alias “ JUANCHO” was the one
who gave the order to follow [her] to do the “job” (kill her).” Mrs. Almanza explained
that “they have been the instigators of several of the threats made against [her] in the
course of this year. “JUANCHO”, is the material author of the direct threat made
through the pamphlet of February 2013.”
94.
On April 17, 2013 the representatives reported that Mrs. Almanza’s
“protection scheme has been provided in an unsatisfactory and deficient manner,”
given that : i) “[t]he National Protection Unit of the Interior Ministry owes her the toll
money corresponding to the months of October, November and December 2012 and
January February and March, 2013”; ii) that the “vehicle assigned, which […] is not
armored, is not suitable for traveling in rural areas”, and iii) “[t]he amounts allocated
for fuel for the vehicle are insufficient to cover the visits she needs to make in an
“extensive region such as the Magdalena Medio”, and for this reason she has had to
use public transport which “adversely affects her operational capacity for work and,
above all, her personal security.”
95.
In a report of September 21, 2012, the State argued that it had “adopted
appropriate measures of protection in response to the imminent risk, consisting of an
ordinary vehicle and two […] escort units; these were implemented on September 11,
[2012] and are in effect”, providing “evidence [of] the timely measures taken to
protect the life and integrity of Mrs. Almanza.” The State pointed out that although
“Mrs. Luz Almanza is not among the group of beneficiaries of the provisional measures,
mentioned in the second operative paragraph of the Order February 8, 2008 of the […]
lnter-American Court […] the State, in fulfillment of its constitutional and legal duties,
and in line with its international human rights obligations, took the appropriate steps in
the context of the protection program established by Decree 4912 of 2011, by reason
of her work as a human rights defender.”
96.
In a report of April 5, 2013, the State reported that “with respect to the
threats suffered by Mrs. Luz Almanza, in an intimidating pamphlet sent by the
emerging criminal gang “Aguilas Negras”, [… ] this information was brought to the
attention both of the National Police and the Attorney General’s Office on February 25
[2013], in order to take the pertinent actions, within the framework of their
jurisdiction.”
97.
In a report of May 16, 2013, the State reported that “in a meeting held on
May 7, 2013, [the Committee for Risk Evaluation and Recommendation of Measures]
recommended reinforcing the protection scheme, changing the vehicle […] for an
armored vehicle.” The State also reported that the Commander of the Police Station in
the municipality of Barrancabermeja was ordered to carry out visits and patrols of Mrs.
Almanza’s home.
98.
Regarding the threat of April 27, 2013, in a brief dated May 16, 2013, the
Commission asked the State to provide “up-to-date and detailed information on the
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