A/HRC/16/45/Add.1 threats against male leaders. The independent expert met with women leaders in the “City of Women” in the municipality of Turbaco (Bolívar) established by displaced women (the League of Internally Displaced Women) in 2003, which is home to some 500 primarily Afro-Colombian women and children. 46. They obtained funding to purchase land and build their houses. They described their experiences of displacement and violence and their efforts to document cases and seek redress. The community provides practical, psychological and social support to members who feel they have received little Government support. The community has conducted training for women leaders and developed economic initiatives with micro-finance loans. Women in this community described continuing insecurity and fear of further displacement and violence. The community meeting centre was burned down in an arson attack. New illegal armed groups give rise to constant insecurity. Community women described security strategies, including moving in groups and quickly mobilizing in response to danger. They acknowledged some protection measures provided by the State, however noted that many of the measures were ill-suited to their realities. 47. Law 1257 on “Measures to raise awareness, prevent and punish all forms of violence and discrimination against women”, adopted in 2008, recognizes a wide range of acts of violence in both private and public spheres. Women’s groups expressed concern, however, regarding the lack of its implementation. The Government emphasizes that, among other measures, the Presidential Office on Equality for Women, the Ombudsman and the Office of the Attorney General have set up a Monitoring Committee to promote implementation of Law 1257 with the participation of women’s organizations. C. Responses of the Government to violence and displacement 48. Law 387 of 1997 requires measures to be adopted for the prevention of forced displacement, and for assistance, protection, and the socio-economic stabilization of persons internally displaced by violence. The Law underscores that forced displacement is a crime; however, reportedly less than one per cent of all criminal cases are prosecuted under this law.25. 49. The National System for Comprehensive Assistance to the Displaced Population (SNAIPD) identifies official entities at the national and local levels with duties with respect to internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation, Acción Social, is the primary body responsible for providing services for IDPs, vulnerable populations, and victims of violence and has specific initiatives targeted towards Afro-Colombian communities. It is responsible for registration of displaced populations and providing assistance to them. In 2009 the Government budget for assistance to IDPs was 1.3 trillion pesos (approximately US$650 million)26. 50. The Families in Action Programme aims to improve nutrition, health, and education, specifically by promoting registration and access to benefits and subsidies. The Network for Food Security, ReSA, supports sustainable subsistence farming, including through the return of individuals to their lands and territories where possible. Additional projects aim to provide emergency humanitarian assistance; essential goods to the poorest and most vulnerable populations; infrastructural development projects; housing and basic dwelling support; habitat improvement projects; and psychosocial support. 25 26 12 See report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons (A/HRC/4/38/Add.3) U.S. State Department, 2009 Human Rights Report: Colombia, available from http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/wha/136106.htm