VIII. DECISION 1. To find the instant petition admissible in relation to Articles 5, 8, 11, 19, 24 and 25, in connection with Article 1.1 and 2 of the American Convention, as well as Article 7 of the Belém do Pará Convention; 2. To notify the parties of this decision; 3. To continue with the analysis on the merits; and 4. To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States. Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 18th day of the month of March, 2017. (Signed): Francisco José Eguiguren, President; Margarette May Macaulay, First Vice President; Esmeralda E. Arosemena Bernal de Troitiño; Second Vice President, and Paulo Vannuchi, Commissioner. 4