A/HRC/4/48 page 7 16. The Office of the Vice-President, in a joint exercise with the OHCHR Office in Colombia, took the lead in work with State institutions aimed at progress in following up the recommendations made by the High Commissioner in her previous reports. As a result of this process, a methodology was established defining institutional responsibilities, actions and a timetable with indicators of progress, thus laying the foundation for a joint evaluation of achievements and difficulties, and adopting the appropriate measures for strengthening these institutions. This will allow the OHCHR Office in Colombia to establish relevant courses of technical cooperation. 17. The Colombian State has taken a fundamental step in the area of human rights by initiating the development of a National Plan of Action on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, in conjunction with civil society, with the technical support and cooperation of the OHCHR Office in Colombia, and with the support of the Governments of Sweden and Spain. In September, a coordination body was established, comprising representatives of the Government, the control organs and civil society, and adopted its rules of procedure. 18. In 2006, 651 municipalities prepared plans of action on human rights and IHL. Of these, 516 are incorporated in the municipal development plans. Likewise, 31 departments adopted human rights plans, which form part of their respective development plans. 19. The Government, in accordance with the recommendations of the High Commissioner, has announced its decision to work towards a reform of the provisions currently in force regarding the intelligence services, including the review of the relevant files, in order to ensure that they are fully compatible with the principles of the rule of law and to check that the names of human rights defenders and institutions active in this area are not included without justification. The Procurator General’s Office presented a proposal for setting up clear legal parameters to prevent any unjustified inclusion of information in military, police or security files and guaranteeing timely rectification of any inaccurate information these may contain. 20. In the area of the administration of justice, worthy of note are the adoption of a policy for fighting impunity,4 and the announcement by the Government of a substantial reform of the military criminal justice system. With the support of the European Union and the OHCHR Office, a programme is being implemented to strengthen the judicial branch, particularly the Attorney-General’s Office, thereby helping to reduce levels of impunity. 21. Substantial efforts are still needed in order to overcome impunity. Some judicial decisions stand out as important steps in preventing it, such as the opening of investigations by the Supreme Court of members of Congress for their alleged links with paramilitaries, and the prosecution by the Attorney-General’s Office of a former governor and a former Congresswoman on the same charge. That Office also made progress in the prosecution of seven members of the Unified Action Group for Personal Liberty (GAULA) of the army’s Second Brigade, based in Barranquilla, for the killing of six people in a false anti-kidnapping operation, and of five members of La Popa de Valledupar army battalion for the execution of an indigenous 4 CONPES (National Council for Economic and Social Policy) document No. 3411, March 2006.