3 private individuals. In addition, on January 22, 2007, Olinda Xocop, psychologist with the Exhumation Project, took a bus proceeding from Quetzaltenango, and someone sat beside her and threatened her. On January 23, 2007, a person who lives in Rabinal received several telephone calls during which he was insulted and threatened in relation to his work in the region; (c) The State must comply with the protection measures in favor of the members of ECAP with greater diligence, in keeping with the commitments assumed, and institute monitoring procedures to ensure that the measures are provided as established; (d) Permanent protection is being provided to the offices in Guatemala City and Rabinal and, to date, none of the members of ECAP have requested an escort on the highways when members travel to the communities. However, protection has been irregular at the ECAP office in Guatemala City and is more constant at the Rabinal office; (e) Since April 16, 2007, no other acts of intimidation against members of ECAP have occurred. Nevertheless, “this was possibly due to a reduction of work in the Salamá region”; (f) The personal protection, as a form of security for Nieves Gómez Dupuis and Judith Erazo, has been eliminated for the moment because it was considered that the threats were addressed at the work performed by the members of ECAP, despite the fact that, at one time, threats had been proffered against members of the organization; (g) Regarding the situation of Osorio Ixpatá, “as a measure of personal security and, owing to the psychological burden and the emotional stress for his family and himself [��� he], has decided to separate himself from his work within the organization, so that, at the present time, he has no direct relationship with ECAP and, to date, […] has not reported receiving any other threats or harassment”; (h) The Prosecutor in charge of the case in the Office of the Human Rights Prosecutor in Guatemala City reported that “the Office of the Salamá District Prosecutor (Baja Verapaz) still has the file on the facts reported by Bonifacio Osorio Ixtapá; also […] it is unclear whether it will transferred to the Office of the Human Rights Prosecutor of the Guatemalan Attorney General’s Office.” The State merely submitted information on the situation of the threats against Bonifacio Osorio Ixtapá, and did not include information on the other acts of intimidation or direct threats, that had been reported at the opportune moment; and, (i) He is concerned about “the lack of a genuine investigation by the Attorney General’s Office into the acts of intimidation and the threats to which the members of ECAP have been subjected […].” 5. The briefs of the Inter-American Commission presented on April 20 and September 20, 2007, in which it indicated, inter alia, that: a) “It appreciates the State’s efforts to implement the measures of protection in favor of the members of ECAP and urges the parties to continue acting in coordination to achieve the objectives of the provisional measures”; b) Regarding the situation described by the State in relation to Nieves Gómez Dupuis, Judith Erazo and Bonifacio Ixtapa, it took note of the relevant information sent by the representative;

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