A/HRC/10/82 Page 21 the country. In this regard, it stressed that the security policy is one of protection of human rights and that the Government agrees with the focus of OHCHR, namely that the rule of law is at the very basis of human rights. The delegation pointed out, however, that in order to have rule of law in Colombia, security is needed too. The Ministry of Defence has made and continues to make every effort in this direction, such as by restoring institutional presence in a large part of the national territory, especially in those areas where it did not have a presence before, in order to protect human rights. 72. Without repeating the positive trends, statistics and achievements, the delegation pointed out the decrease in homicides of indigenous peoples and journalists and reiterated the Government’s commitment in this area. 73. Colombia believes it is very important to show the people that the State is effective, because many of the problems of violence stem from the fact that there was a tendency in the past for people to protect themselves by their own means. Colombia complies with the right to protection; for example, the Government has made significant progress in the fight against drug trafficking and taken measures against criminal groups. However, such a fight requires collective action. 74. With regard to ensuring protection of human rights in the work of law enforcement forces, the delegation indicated that there is a system of instructions relating to human rights; in 2007, more than 100,000 men and women were trained in human rights in extra-curricular activities. The delegation also referred to the law on intelligence, which is about to go through before the National Congress to be passed into legislation, with the aim of improving and increasing guarantees for citizens with regard to intelligence activities. Colombia has signed the Oslo agreement with regard to cluster bombs. 75. The delegation pointed out that the work done by the Ministry of Defence and the military forces is an unending job, requiring adapting and consolidating new situations. The delegation underlined a paradox in this regard; the more it improves security, the more challenges it has to face, with illegal armed groups mixing in with the civilian population, and posing huge operational and normative challenges when determining which norms should be adopted in order to attack and capture them. There is also a Policy on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law based on the recommendations of OHCHR and a special commission sent by the United Kingdom in 2006. 76. While many answers to questions raised can be found in this policy, the delegation referred especially to the case of so-called extrajudicial executions. It noted that it is a very difficult case, because information is confusing and numbers vary a lot: figures offered by various sources all show a strong decrease, which is not surprising given the measures Colombia has taken in this regard. It reported on the creation of a special commission with a mixed composition pushing for investigations into cases of extrajudicial execution. In this context, new directives have been issued, such as one that asks all military forces to prioritize demobilization and capture those involved in conflict. 77. The delegation recognized that, even when making every effort, there are always new cases that emerge, particularly the serious case in September 2008 when several people died in the area of Ocaña. A special commission has been created to conduct an inquiry and serious problems of discipline and non-compliance with procedures have been discovered in certain units. There might also be a link between those groups and drug trafficking groups. A number of