18. The adoption of these provisional measures does not prejudge the State’s liability for the events reported. THEREFORE: THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Articles 27 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure, DECIDES TO: 1. Require the State to adopt, immediately, all the necessary measures to effectively protect the life and personal integrity of the children and adolescents deprived of liberty in the Socio-Educational Internment Facility, as well as all other persons in the establishment. Specifically, the State must guarantee that the disciplinary regimen be established within the framework of international standards on the matter. These provisional measures will be in force until September 30, 2011. 2. Require that the State undertake all relevant steps to ensure that the measures of protection regarding the life and personal integrity mandated in the present Order are planned and implemented together with the participation of the representatives of the beneficiaries and, in general, that the State keep the parties informed as to the progress. 3. Require that the State report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the provisional measures adopted in conformity with this decision every two months as of the provision of legal notice of this Order. 4. Request that the representatives of the beneficiaries of these provisional measures and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights present their relevant observations within two and four weeks, respectively, as of the provision of legal notice of the State’s briefs indicated in the prior operative paragraph. 5. Request that the Secretariat of the Court provide legal notice of this Order to the State, the Inter-American Commission, and the representatives of the beneficiaries. Diego García-Sayán President 11