87 structural indicators as regards the adoption of measures that, in principle, are aimed at confronting violence and discrimination against women, or whose application contributes to this. 265. In this context, as regards the indication of the different measures adopted by the State, with the exception of what is indicated below (infra paras. 267 to 269), the Court does not have sufficient and recent information to be able to assess the possible insufficiency of the said laws, institutions and policies. In particular, the Court is unable to rule on the existence of a comprehensive policy to overcome the situation of violence against women, discrimination and impunity, without information on the possible structural deficiencies of these policies, the potential problems in their implementation and, where applicable, their results on the effective enjoyment of rights by the victims of such violence. 266. In general, and with the exception of the following considerations, this lack of information on the different measures adopted by the State prevents the Court from ruling on the need for different or supplementary norms, actions or public policies in order to ensure the non-repetition of the facts of this case. 267. The Court observes that the State has indicated that INACIF entered into operation at the end of 2007 (supra para. 171). The work of this institute does not relate only to cases of violence against women or girls, but does include such cases. In this regard, the State indicated that the tests that were omitted in the investigation into the facts of the case “could only be conducted after [INACIF] had been created” (supra para. 171). Also, article 21 of the Law against Femicide ordered that “[t]he Ministry of Finance […] allocate resources in the State’s Budget of Income and Expenditure to […]: strengthen […] INACIF.” Hence, it can be inferred, based on the State’s assertions and the text of the said law, that the satisfactory functioning of this entity is essential for ensuring that cases of assaults on women can be properly investigated. Nevertheless, information from 2012 has been verified indicating the need for INACIF to receive increased resources, and this was also indicated by INACIF authorities in 2010.353 This information has not been contested and the Court has not been provided with information to show that this situation has changed. In addition, expert witness María Eugenia Solís was of a similar opinion and indicated also that INACIF “has a weakness, because it is not present throughout the country.” 268. Based on the above, the Court finds it pertinent to order the State, within a reasonable time, to draw up a plan with a specific timetable to reinforce INACIF, which includes the allocation of adequate resources to allow it to expand its activities throughout national territory and to fulfill its mandate. 269. The evidence also reveals that article 15 of the Law against Femicide, approved in 2008, established the “creation of the specialized jurisdictional organs.” Furthermore, its article 14 established that “the Public Prosecution Service shall create the Prosecutor’s Office for Offenses against the Life and Physical Integrity of Women, specialized in the investigation of the offenses established by [the said] law, with the budgetary, physical, material, scientific and human resources that allow it to meet its objectives.” The State has advised that, “by decision 1-2010, the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala approved the State has adopted some measures to improve their effectiveness: on February 1, 2006, the Public Prosecution Service issued “General Instructions” establishing guidelines for criminal investigations (file of annexes to the motions and arguments brief, annex 100, fs. 10,833 to 10,852). 353 Cf. El Observador Judicial. No. 87. Year 12. March-April 2010. Guatemalan National Institute of Forensic Science. Estado de Situación 2012, p. 15 (file of annexes to the motions and arguments brief, annex 73, fs. 9667 to 9701). This indicates that “it can be concluded that the budget allocated and in effect must be increased by 38.6% for the allocated budget to correspond to the executed budget and to recover the budget level at 2006 prices, which should be an institutional management objective over the next periods”), and El Periódico, Guatemala, Thursday, March 11, 2010, “I[NACIF] suspende el 80% de servicios” [INACIF suspends 80% of its services] and Noticiasguate.com - Noticias de Guatemala, April 19, 2010, “El I[NACIF] podría desaparecer” [INACIF could disappear], newspaper articles cited by the representative, available, respectively, at http://www. elperiodico.com.gt/es/20100311/pais/141753/ and http://noticiasguate.com/el-inacif-podria desaparecer/.

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