V. CONCLUSIONS 58. The Commission concludes that the petition is admissible under the exceptions established in Article 46.2.a and (c) of the Convention, based on the preceding facts and law, without prejudging the merits of the case. THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DECIDES: 1. To find this petition admissible insofar as it refers to alleged violations of rights protected by Articles 1, 2, 8, 21 and 25 of the American Convention. 2. To notify the parties of this decision. 3. To continue examining the merits of the case, 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 14th day of the month of March, 2006. (Signed): Evelio Fernández Arévalos, President; Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, First Vice-President; Florentín Meléndez, Second Vice-President; Clare K. Roberts, Freddy Gutiérrez Trejo, Paolo Carozza and Víctor E. Abramovich, Members of the Commission. 9

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