A/HRC/4/48 page 14 54. Complaints were received about cases in which freedom of opinion and expression was affected by the risk involved in the work of those who report or express opinions on issues relating to the process of demobilization of paramilitaries, the actions of public servants involved in acts of violence or corruption, or paramilitarism itself. Cases of this sort occurred in Bogotá, Atlántico, Bolívar, Santander, Sucre, Córdoba, Magdalena, Arauca, Antioquia, Cauca and Valle. 55. The OHCHR Office received information regarding cases of violation of the right to due process and situations of impunity. These cases related to the undue application of military justice in cases of violations of human rights and breaches of IHL, and the non-observance of the presumption of innocence and judicial guarantees. The administration of justice continued to suffer the effects of persistent non-reporting, delays in proceedings and decision-making, and various situations that compromised judicial independence. Economic, social, and cultural rights 56. For the purposes of this report and the analysis of subjects such as poverty, inequity, education, health and labour, the OHCHR Office refers to the work and reports of Colombian State entities and the United Nations System in Colombia.10 57. Forty-nine point two per cent of the population live below the poverty line, and 14.7 per cent in conditions of extreme poverty. Rural poverty is 68.2 per cent. Poverty affects women, children, ethnic groups and displaced persons disproportionately. There are also marked inequalities between regions. 58. Inequity is one of the main problems facing the country in terms of economic, social and cultural rights. The gap between social strata is extremely wide and is reflected both in incomes and in access to and availability, sustainability and quality of economic, social and cultural rights. Colombia has a Gini coefficient of 0.553, among the highest in Latin America. Inequities also exist between men and women, ethnic groups and geographic zones. 59. The Government has formulated a policy for eradicating poverty and inequality. Through this policy it aims to implement a system of social protection for 1.5 million vulnerable families, including 300,000 displaced families. Attainment of the objectives set would mean a significant step forward in the field of economic, social and cultural rights and in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. 60. It is important for the Government to consider increasing the resources needed to expand coverage and thus bring benefits to the greatest number of families in extreme poverty through this policy. 10 See in particular, Departamento Nacional de Planeación (National Department of Planning), Visión Colombia II Centenario 2019 (Bogotá, 2005); ECLAC, Panorama Social de América Latina 2006 (Santiago, 2006); Ministerio de Educación (Ministry of Education), Balance del Plan Decenal de Educación 1996-2005 (Bogotá, 2006); UNDP, Human Development Report; Ministerio de Protección Social (Social Protection Ministry), Informe de actividades 2005-2006 (Bogotá, 2006).