V. CONCLUSIONS 25. The Commission concludes that it is competent to examine the claim submitted by the petitioners over the alleged violation of Articles 5, 8, and 25, in accordance with Article 1(1) of the Convention, and that the case is admissible pursuant to the requirements established in Articles 46 and 47 of the American Convention. 26. Based on the arguments of fact and law set forth above, and without prejudging on the merits, THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, DECIDES: 1. To declare the instant case admissible as regards the alleged violation of Articles 5, 8, 25, and 1(1) of the American Convention. 2. To report this decision to the Colombian State and the petitioners. 3. To move on to the merits phase. 4. To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the OAS General Assembly. Done and signed at the headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in Washington, D.C., on this the 10th day of October, 2001. (Signed): Claudio Grossman, President; Juan E. Méndez, First Vice-President; Marta Altolaguirre, Second Vice-President; Commission members Robert K. Goldman, Peter Laurie, Julio Prado Vallejo and Hélio Bicudo. 5