A/HRC/16/22 were represented, and organized other important events to commemorate Human Rights Day. 105. In 2010, two satellite offices were opened in Pasto and Villavicencio. 106. OHCHR-Colombia distributed 92,000 copies of publications; issued 37 press releases and started a campaign on the right to life and restitution of lands, including a radio commercial that was broadcast more than 1,000 times, among other activities for the promotion and dissemination of human rights. V. Recommendations 107. In order to reach the full realization of human rights and international humanitarian law in Colombia, it is imperative that the State, illegal armed groups and civil society at large prioritize the rights of victims and increase efforts to find ways to achieve lasting and sustainable peace through dialogue and negotiation. 108. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterates all her previous recommendations that have not been implemented or that have been only partially implemented and urges the Government to strengthen the implementation of international recommendations from universal protection mechanisms, such as the universal periodic review, special procedures and treaty bodies. She encourages the Government to establish an effective follow-up mechanism for all of them. 109. In addition, the High Commissioner: (a) Reiterates once again the call on all armed actors to fully accept and abide by international humanitarian law; and firmly insists that illegal armed groups release all kidnapped persons immediately and unconditionally, stop child recruitment and use, release all children in their ranks, and desist from using antipersonnel mines; (b) Urges all relevant authorities to ensure fast progress, and due process, on alleged cases of extrajudicial executions attributed to members of security forces: (i) The Attorney General should adopt the necessary measures and ensure availability of staff to promptly investigate all allegations; (ii) The military justice authorities should immediately transfer relevant cases under their jurisdiction to the ordinary justice system, and establish a mechanism for an independent review and transfer of cases that have been closed by military criminal judges in the past without proper investigation; (iii) The Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence should adopt effective protection programmes for the military personnel who collaborate with the justice system and should issue messages of unambiguous support to these persons; (c) Reiterates to the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces the need to issue, as soon as possible, detailed instructions to their personnel in order to ensure proper attitudes and actions towards sexual violence as indicated herein; and calls on the Attorney General to adopt a policy for the systematic investigation of cases of sexual violence and to quickly move forward in the investigation of alleged cases; (d) Urges the Government, the Procurator General and Congress to establish strong mechanisms of democratic control of intelligence services, to move forward in establishing data protection centres with the highest standards of internal control and to establish mechanisms to purge intelligence files, and emphasizes the 18

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