DECIDES: 1. To declare this petition admissible with respect to Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 16, and 25 in connection with Article 1.1 of the American Convention and Article I b) of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons. 2. To inform the Colombian State and the petitioners of this decision. 3. To continue with analysis of the merits of the case. 4. To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the General Assembly of the OAS. 7