ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF JUNE 22, 1994 PROVISIONAL MEASURES REQUESTED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF GUATEMALA COLOTENANGO CASE The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, composed of the following judges: Rafael Nieto-Navia, President Héctor Fix-Zamudio, Vice-President Alejandro Montiel-Argüello, Judge Máximo Pacheco-Gómez, Judge Hernán Salgado-Pesantes, Judge; also present: Manuel E. Ventura-Robles, Secretary Ana María Reina, Deputy Secretary issues the following order: 1. On June 20, 1994, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter "the Court") received from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Commission" or "the Inter-American Commission"), a request for provisional measures dated June 17, regarding the Colotenango Case (Nº 11.212) against the Government of Guatemala (hereinafter "the Government" or "Guatemala"), which is currently before the Commission. 2. The request is based on Articles 63 (2) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Convention" or "the American Convention"), 76 of the Regulations of the Commission, and 23 and 24 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter "the Rules of Procedure") and urges the Court to require the Government to take the following provisional measures: I. First, that the Honorable Court request the Govern-ment of Guatemala to adopt effective security measures to protect the life of the witnesses, relatives and attorneys named in this request and, in particular, of the following persons: PATRICIA ISPANEL-MEDIMILLA MARCOS GODÍNEZ-PÉREZ NATIVIDAD GODÍNEZ-PÉREZ MARÍA SALES-LÓPEZ RAMIRO GODÍNEZ-PÉREZ JUAN GODÍNEZ-PÉREZ MIGUEL GODÍNEZ-DOMINGO ALBERTO GODÍNEZ