A/HRC/7/3/Add.2 page 20 problematic charges, including “endangering national security,” “subverting State power,” and “leaking state secrets abroad.” These crimes are vague and ill defined. In 2006 and 2007, authorities continued to detain human rights defenders on the aforementioned charges simply for their participation in peaceful activities. A new trend has emerged, however, such as the use of seemingly unrelated and non-political charges to target human rights defenders. These charges include “intentional destruction of property” (Mao Hengfeng), “organizing a mob to disrupt traffic” (Chen Guangcheng), and “illegal business activity” (Guo Feixiong, also known as Yang Maodong). These individuals were all detained in relation to rights defence work, including petitioning and providing legal advice on sensitive cases. 95. Recommendation (t) stated: All persons who have been sentenced for the peaceful exercise of freedom of speech, assembly, association and religion, on the basis of vaguely defined political crimes, both before and after the 1997 reform of the CL, should be released. Forced re-education 96. Recommendation (u) stated: “Re education through Labour” and similar forms of forced re education in prisons, pre-trial detention centres and psychiatric hospitals should be abolished. 97. Recommendation (v) stated: Any decision regarding deprivation of liberty must be made by a judicial and not administrative organ. Follow-up 98. Recommendation (w) stated: The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government continue to cooperate with relevant international organizations, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, for assistance in the follow up to the above recommendations. Colombia Seguimiento dado a las recomendaciones del Relator Especial reflejadas en su informe sobre su visita a Colombia en octubre de 1994 (E/CN.4/1995/111, párr. 115-132). 99. Mediante cartas con fecha 21 de noviembre de 2007 y 4 de febrero de 2008, el Gobierno proporcionó información actualizada sobre la implementación de las recomendaciones del Relator Especial, la cual complementa la información enviada anteriormente (véase por ej. A/HRC/4/33/Add.2, párrs 154 a 188). 100. Después de 13 años de su visita a Colombia, el Relator Especial se complace en observar la adopción por parte del Estado colombiano de varias leyes internas esenciales para la prevención y represión de actos de tortura y malos tratos. En particular, se destaca el nuevo Código Penal (Ley Nº 599/2000), el cual tipifica el delito de tortura y estipula que la obediencia debida no será considerada como causa eximente de responsabilidad