1 ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF DECEMBER 2, 2003* PROVISIONAL MEASURES LILIANA ORTEGA IN THE MATTER OF VENEZUELA HAVING SEEN: 1. The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) of November 27, 2002, on the provisional measures requested by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”) in favor of Liliana Ortega, Yris Medina Cova, Hilda (Gilda)1 Páez, Maritza Romero, Aura Liscano (Lizcano)2, Alicia de González and Carmen Alicia Mendoza, in which it decided: 1. To order the State to adopt, without delay, all necessary measures to protect the life and the right to humane treatment of Liliana Ortega, Yris Medina Cova, Hilda Páez (Gilda Páez), Maritza Romero, Aura Liscano (Lizcano), Alicia de González and Carmen Alicia Mendoza, all of whom are members of the non-governmental organization Comité de Familiares de Víctimas de los sucesos de Febrero-Marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC). 2. To order the State to allow the applicants to participate in the planning and implementation of the protection measures and, in general, to inform them of progress regarding the measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 3. To order to the State to investigate the facts stated in the complaint that gave rise to the instant measures, with the aim of discovering and punishing those responsible. […] 6. To order the State, subsequent to its first report, to continue reporting to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, every two months, on the provisional measures adopted, and to order the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to submit its observations on said reports within six weeks of receiving them. 2. The first report of the State of Venezuela (hereinafter “the State” or “Venezuela”) of December 12, 2002, and its attachments, in which it referred to “compliance with the Order of November 27, [2002], issued by [the] Court” in favor of Liliana Ortega, Yris Medina Cova, Hilda (Gilda) Páez, Maritza Romero, Aura Liscano (Lizcano), Alicia de González and Carmen Alicia Mendoza. In this respect, it advised that it had sent communications to the Ministry of the Interior and Justice, the Office * Judge Hernán Salgado Pesantes advised the Court that, owing to circumstances beyond his control, he would be unable to attend the deliberation and signature of this Order. 1 In the request for provisional measures submitted by the Inter-American Commission, Ms. Páez is referred to as both Hilda and Gilda. 2 The request for provisional measures submitted by the Inter-American Commission refers to both Aura Liscano and Lizcano.