Group and of the Committee for Risk Evaluation and Recommendation of Measures (CERREM) 10. The CERREM includes representatives of the Attorney General’s Office, among others. The National Protection Unit was created, inter alia, because of “the need to establish a protection program with a security unit separate from the body responsible for intelligence and counterintelligence activities.” 23. In a report of January 30, 2012, the State explained that “the following offices of the ASFADDES organization have architectural measures of protection: ASFADDES Bucaramanga (Department of Santander); ASFADDES Neiva (Department of Huila); ASFADDES National (Department of Cundinamarca); ASFADDES Popayán (Department of Cauca). In the latter case, the Ministry of the Interior reported that the building has armoring, even though the ASFADDES office no longer operates there, due to Mrs. Astrid Manrique’s departure from the organization, and her subsequent membership of the FAMILIARES de COLOMBIA organization.” The State added that “the ASFADDES office in the city of Medellín operates in a rented building, and therefore the implementation of architectural protection measures is pending. In this regard, and according to observations made by the representatives of the beneficiaries, the State […] emphasi[zed] that domestic law requires ownership of the property where the armoring is to be installed, given that such architectural measures involve changes in the infrastructure of the place, which require the approval of the proprietor”. 24. In a report submitted on May 30, 2012, the State explained that “regarding the collective measures to protect members of ASFADDES through the protection afforded to its offices, the National Protection Unit reported that it is currently executing the measure of armoring the offices located in the cities of Bucaramanga (Department of Santander), Neiva (Department of Huila), Popayán (Department of Cauca) and Bogotá D.C.” 25. In a report submitted on October 22, 2012 the State reported that the National Police, in a meeting with the representatives of the beneficiaries, and “with a desire to reestablish links and maintain a fluid communication,” provided the contact details for the Director of Human Rights of the National Police, “whom the beneficiaries can elements may be provided to the homes owned by persons protected under the Prevention and Protection Program”. Cf. Decree 4912 of 2011 (File of provisional measures, volume IX, page 2666). 10 Cf. Article 26 of Decree 4912 of 2011:”Entities and institutions intervening in the context of the Protection Strategy. The following organizations and institutions participate in one or several stages of the protection strategy: Human Rights Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior; National Protection Unit; National Police; Ministry of National Defense; Presidential Program for the Protection and Monitoring of Human Rights. Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, or those acting on their behalf; Special Administrative Unit for Assistance and Reparation to Victims; Governors’ and Mayors’ Offices; Preliminary Assessment Group and; Committee for Risk Evaluation and Recommendation of Measures; Public Prosecutor’s Office; Ombudsman’s Office, and Attorney General’s Office.” According to Article 35 of this Decree, the Preliminary Assessment Group must conduct the risk assessment within a period of 30 working days, once the respective information is obtained from the Technical Corps for Information Gathering and Analysis -CTRAI-. The regular procedure of the Protection Program involves the following process: 1) Receipt of a request for protection and processing of the preliminary form characterizing the applicant, by the National Protection Unit; 2) Analysis and verification of the applicant’s membership of the population benefiting from the Protection Program and confirmation of a causal link between the risk and his/her activities, by the National Protection Unit; 3) Visit by the Technical Corps for Information Gathering and Analysis -CTRAI-; 4) Presentation of the CTRAI’s field work to the Preliminary Assessment Group ; 5) Analysis of the case by the Preliminary Assessment Group ; 6) Assessment of the case by CERREM; 7) Adoption of measures of prevention and protection by the Director of the National Protection Unit through an administrative procedure; 8) Notification sent to the protected person of the decision adopted, and 9) Implementation of measures. Cf. Decree 4912 of 2011 (File on Provisional Measures, volume IX, pages 2589, 2667 and 2668). 8