26 117. She was informed by a neighbor on June 2002 that her name was on a list of persons that the paramilitary were planning to assassinate.28 Consequently, on June 26, 2002, she left the neighborhood with her daughters and partner, without any of their belongings.29 118. On July 10, 2002, the Municipal Disaster Prevention and Care System (hereinafter “SIMPAD”) certified that Ms. Rúa and her three daughters and partner had been displaced from their home “by the armed fighting between the self-defense groups and the militia groups in Comuna 13’s Nuevo Neighborhood, in the central western zone of the city of Medellín.”30 That certification states that Ms. Rúa lost her home and all her belongings on Wednesday, June 26, 2002, the “date on which she was forced to move elsewhere to find safety.”31 119. Moreover, her application to be entered into the National Single Registry of the Displaced Population was rejected on August 9, 2002.32 Resolution No. 050012342 provides the grounds for the denial in finding that the statement provided by Ms. Rua “does not fall under the circumstances provided for in Article 1 of Law 387 of 1997, inasmuch as the home has been threatened or affected by situations other than those set forth in Article 1 of Law 387 of 1997.”33 Article 1 of the Law 387 of 1997 establishes: A displaced person is someone who has been forced to migrate within the national territory abandoning his or her locality of residence and traditional economic activities, because his or her life, physical integrity, safety or personal liberty has been violated or are directly threatened, as a result of any of the following situations: international armed conflict, disturbances and internal tensions, generalized violence, massive violations of human rights, infractions to international humanitarian law, and other circumstances stemming from the mentioned situations which could alter or alter directly the public order. 120. asserting: Ms. Rúa once again applied for entry into the Single Registry on October 2, 2006, In 2002, I received information from a resident of the neighborhood, who mentioned to me that I appeared on a list of the paramilitary forces and for that reason it was best for me to leave the neighborhood, since I was at risk if I stayed. That is why I immediately left the neighborhood along with my daughters and my permanent companion. Since we had nowhere to go, nor any money to pay rent in another neighborhood, I found refuge in the home of some family members in the Municipality of Bello. The day after my departure, the paramilitary members 28 Petition received in the matter of Miryam Eugenia Rúa Figueroa – Comuna 13 – October 27, 2004, paragraph 3, p. st 2; Audio, IACHR, Hearing, 131 session, “Comuna 13” Cases – 12.596 Luz Dary Ospina Bastidas, 12.595 – Miriam Eugenia Rúa Figueroa, and 12.621 – Teresa Yarce, Mery Naranjo and Socorro Mosquera, Colombia, March 12, 2008. 29 Annex 4. File Number 289, Secretariat for the Environment (SIMPAD), July 10, 2002. Annex to the original petition received in the matter of Miryam Eugenia Rúa Figueroa – Comuna 13 – October 27, 2004. This certificate also states that Mrs. Rúa’s house is at Calle 48 CB 121 D-21, Barrio Nuevo, La Loma. 30 Annex 4. File Number 289, Secretariat for the Environment (SIMPAD), July 10, 2002. 31 Annex 4. File Number 289, Secretariat for the Environment (SIMPAD), July 10, 2002. 32 Annex 5. Resolution No. 050012342, Social Solidarity Network, Municipality of Medellin, Department of Antioquia, August 9, 2002. Annex to the observations of the petitioners in reference to the matter of Miryam Eugenia Rúa Figueroa – Comuna 13 – dated March 25, 2010. 33 Annex 5. Resolution No. 050012342, Social Solidarity Network, Municipality of Medellin, Department of Antioquia, August 9, 2002.