A/HRC/13/72 102. In November, OHCHR-Colombia and the Government exchanged letters on the cooperation to be provided for the 2010/2011 biennium and made a commitment to monitor measures adopted by the Ministry of Defense to overcome extrajudicial executions. 103. OHCHR-Colombia provided logistical support for the visits of four special rapporteurs and the Deputy High Commissioner, and expresses its thanks for the full cooperation received from the Colombian State and civil society organizations in this endeavour. 104. During 2009, OHCHR-Colombia printed and distributed 103,179 copies of various publications, of which 18 were new and 10 reprinted; 1,008 press notes appeared in mass media about OHCHR-Colombia; 31 press releases were issued; and, for the first time, a 24hour Internet concert was organized to celebrate International Human Rights Day. OHCHR-Colombia has opened Facebook and Twitter accounts, where news, issues and human rights promotion tools are publicly discussed and disseminated. V. Recommendations 105. The High Commissioner reiterates her previous recommendations and again urges the Government, illegal armed groups, and civil society at large to give priority to full respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. Further, the High Commissioner, with a view to contributing to achieve lasting peace through dialogue and negotiations: (a) Reiterates the call on all parties to the conflict to fully accept and abide by international humanitarian law, respecting the life, integrity, property and autonomy of the civilian population, without exception, in particular the most vulnerable, and insists that illegal armed groups release all kidnapped persons immediately and unconditionally, immediately stop child recruitment and release all children recruited; (b) Urges the Government to implement the 15 measures established by the Ministry of Defense in an effective manner, and to protect victims, witnesses and judicial officials involved in the prosecution of extrajudicial executions, and requests strict adherence to the limitations of military jurisdiction; (c) Also urges the Government to guarantee the protection of the civilian population from the organized violence perpetuated by illegal armed groups that emerged after the demobilization of paramilitary organizations, by implementing appropriate strategies to combat them; and recommends increased efforts to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish, firmly and without ambiguity, any links, tolerance or acquiescence by security forces towards these groups; (d) Encourages the Attorney General to create a system of reliable information collection on the occurrence of acts of sexual violence and gender-based crimes and calls on the Ministry of Defense to undertake a “zero tolerance” policy for these violations, including the separation from service of those responsible; (e) Encourages the relevant authorities to strengthen the work of the Early Warning System to effectively respond to the alerts issued and to provide adequate protection to its members; (f) Invites the Government to form an inter-institutional working group to consider, in a concerted, transparent and participatory manner, thorough structural and procedural reforms to Law 975 (2005), as well as the establishment of non-judicial transitional justice mechanisms; 20 GE.10-11819

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