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human rights violations or war crimes, and that this policy will include a gender
perspective. Likewise, she trusts that substantial progress will be made in the State organs’
systems of information and statistics in the areas of human rights and international
humanitarian law.
124. The High Commissioner encourages the Attorney-General’s Office to clarify, within
the framework of the strategy and measures adopted, responsibilities for the murders of
union leaders and members. She also urges it to make a similar effort with regard to the
threats to, and murders of, journalists, teachers and human rights defenders.
125. The High Commissioner recommends that Congress approve a statutory law on the
right of habeas data regulating the rights of private individuals and corporations to rectify
any information on them held in the intelligence files of the State organs. Likewise, she
encourages the authorities to proceed with the announced review of the criteria applicable
to the information contained in intelligence files.
126. The High Commissioner recommends that Congress introduce into national
legislation all reforms necessary to ensure that the administration of military criminal
justice is consistent with the criteria of independence, impartiality and exceptionality
required by the international human rights instruments and by national jurisprudence
itself. She reiterates that human rights violations and breaches of international
humanitarian law must be investigated and judged by the ordinary courts.
127. The High Commissioner, considering the substantial growth of the gross domestic
product in recent years, encourages the Government to advance further in the
implementation of the public policies contained in the Strategy, in order to reduce
inequality and combat poverty and destitution, giving priority to the displaced population
and other victims of the armed conflict. Likewise, she recommends that the technical
strengthening of national statistical studies be continued, with an effort to disaggregate all
data by geographical region, ethnic origin, sex and age; this would make it possible to
construct indicators for the Millennium Development Goals and Human Development
Indexes at the departmental and municipal levels.
128. The High Commissioner urges the Government, the National Registrar and the
National Electoral Council to ensure that in the scheduled 2007 elections candidates and
voters are able to act in freedom, security and other conditions that strengthen the
democratic system.
129. The High Commissioner encourages civil society to continue working in a
constructive spirit towards the realization of human rights in Colombia. She reiterates
that it is important for the various State authorities to provide their protection,
collaboration and support to civil society, and in particular human rights defenders, and to
work with her towards the achievement of their common values and objectives.
130. The High Commissioner, considering the positive relations that exist between her
Office in Colombia and the various organs of the Colombian State, and in order to give
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