A/HRC/4/48 page 23 117. The High Commissioner urges the illegal armed groups to free their hostages immediately and unconditionally. She also urges them, in compliance with the principles of humanity and the requirements of public conscience, to terminate the captivity of persons held for reasons relating to the conflict. 118. The High Commissioner encourages the Government to develop an effective policy for the total extinction of paramilitarism, aimed at dismantling the political and economic structures of demobilized paramilitary groups, the cessation of criminal activities by the new illegal armed groups that have emerged following the demobilization process, and the punishment of public servants having links of any kind with either of these groups. The High Commissioner encourages the judiciary to continue investigating public servants and political leaders who have links with paramilitaries. 119. The High Commissioner encourages the Government to review the parameters used for assessing the results of military and police operations, in the framework of the reforms effected by the Ministry of Defence to eradicate human rights violations by members of the security forces, and in particular extrajudicial executions. She also encourages it to continue, with the support of the OHCHR Office in Colombia, to implement the recommendations made in the study by independent experts to strengthen the results of the training of members of the security forces in human rights and international humanitarian law. 120. The High Commissioner recommends that the Coordinating Body of the National Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Plan of Action should adopt a methodology for the coordination of that Plan, with the effective participation of broad sectors of civil society and the State at the national, regional and local levels. Likewise, she urges those responsible to prepare the Plan within a reasonable time frame, and the authorities to take it into account in the National Development Plan and in national, regional and local budgets. 121. The High Commissioner, considering the decisive role of the Ombudsman’s Office in safeguarding human rights, encourages the Ombudsman to redouble his efforts to strengthen the authority of his Office. In this context, she encourages him to increase his contribution to the analysis of the human rights situation in the country through his reports and opinions, and to implement the provisions regarding the career system. She also urges Congress and the Government to take all necessary legal and financial measures to enable the Ombudsman to carry out, with optimum efficiency, his task of promoting the exercise and dissemination of human rights, controlling the actions of the authorities, and managing the service he provides. 122. The High Commissioner urges the authorities responsible for enforcing Act No. 975 of 2005, the “Justice and Peace Law”, to take all necessary measures to guarantee victims’ effective access to reparation mechanisms and the full exercise of their rights to truth and justice. 123. The High Commissioner strongly hopes that the implementation of the policy of combating impunity will lead to concrete results in the investigation and punishment of