THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, DECIDES: 1. To declare the petition under consideration admissible with respect to the alleged violations with respect to Articles 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 22, and 25 of the American Convention. 2. To declare the petition inadmissible with respect to the alleged violation of Article 24 of the American Convention. 3. To notify the parties of this decision. 4. To continue with its analysis of the merits of the case. 5. To publish this decision and include it in the Commission’s Annual Report to the General Assembly of the OAS. Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 9th day of the month of March, 2007. (Signed): Florentín Meléndez, President; Paolo G. Carozza, First VicePresident; Víctor E. Abramovich, Second Vice-President; Evelio Fernández Arévalos, Clare K. Roberts, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro and Freddy Gutiérrez, Commissioners. 11