Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of January 26, 2009 Provisional Measures regarding Guatemala Case of Mack Chang et al. HAVING SEEN: 1. The Order of the President of the Inter-American Human Rights Court (hereinafter “the Court”, “the Inter-American Court” or “the Tribunal”) of August 14, 2002, whereby the Court adopted provisional measures in favor of Mrs. Helen Mack Chang, Viviana Salvatierra and América Morales Ruiz, Mr. Luis Roberto Romero Rivera and other members of the Myrna Mack Chang Foundation (hereinafter the “Myrna Mack Foundation” or “the Foundation”). 2. The Order of the Court of August 26, 2002, whose provisions ratified the Order by the Court’s President (hereinafter “the President”) of August 14, 2002 and resolved to request the Republic of Guatemala (hereinafter “the State” or “Guatemala”) to adopt, without further delay, any measures necessary to protect the life and integrity of Mrs. Helen Mack Chang, Viviana Salvatierra and América Morales Ruiz, Mr. Luis Roberto Romero Rivera and the other members of the Myrna Mack Chang Foundation and that it required the petitioners to participate in planning and implementing the measures and to keep them informed about any progress thereof. 3. The Order of the Court of February 21, 2003, whereby the Court ratified the Order of the President of August 14, 2002 and the Tribunal’s Order of August 26, 2002, and required the State to maintain the measures regarding the beneficiaries and resolved, inter alia: [...] 3. To require the State to amplify, without further delay, any necessary measures to protect the life and physical integrity of the relatives of Myrna Mack Chang: Zoila Esperanza Chang Lau (mother), Marco Antonio Mack Chang (brother), Freddy Mack Chang (brother), Vivian Mack Chang (sister), Ronnie Mack Apuy (cousin), Lucrecia Hernández Mack (daughter) and her children. 4. To require the State to amplify, without further delay, any necessary measures to protect the life and physical integrity of Mrs. Iduvina Hernández. 5. To require the State to carry out the planning and implementation of the provisional measures in agreement with the beneficiaries of same or their representatives and that, in general terms, the State should keep them informed about the progress of the measures issued by the Inter-American Human Rights Court. [...]