ORDER OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF NOVEMBER 24, 2000
PROVISIONAL MEASURES ORDERED BY THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
JAMES ET AL. CASES
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the
Court” or “the Inter-American Court”) of 16 August 2000, in which it decided:
1.
To order Trinidad and Tobago to maintain the Provisional Measures ordered by
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on 14 June 1998, 29 August 1998, 25 May
1999, 27 May 1999 and 25 September 1999 in favour of Wenceslaus James, Anderson
Noel, Anthony Garcia, Christopher Bethel, Darrin Roger Thomas, Haniff Hilaire, Denny
Baptiste, Wilberforce Bernard, Naresh Boodram, Clarence Charles, Phillip Chotolal,
George Constantine, Rodney Davis, Natasha De Leon, Mervyn Edmund, Alfred Frederick,
Nigel Mark, Wayne Matthews, Steve Mungroo, Vijay Mungroo, Wilson Prince, Martin Reid,
Noel Seepersad, Gangaleen Tahaloo, Keiron Thomas, Samuel Winchester, Peter
Benjamin, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin, Anthony Johnson, Amir Mowlah, Allan Phillip,
Krishandath Seepersad, Narine Sooklal, Mervyn Parris and Francis Mansingh so as not to
hinder the processing of their Cases before the Inter-American system.
2.
To require Trinidad and Tobago to submit information, on or before 31 August
2000, on the circumstances that led to the execution of Joey Ramiah so that the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights may consider it and include it in its report to the next
General Assembly of the Organisation of American States.
3.
To require the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to submit, on or
before 31 August 2000, detailed information on the status of the Cases of Anderson
Noel, Christopher Bethel, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin and Anthony Johnson.
4.
To urge the State of Trinidad and Tobago to report every two months on the
status of the appeals and scheduled executions of Wenceslaus James, Anderson Noel,
Anthony Garcia, Christopher Bethel, Darrin Roger Thomas, Haniff Hilaire, Denny
Baptiste, Wilberforce Bernard, Naresh Boodram, Clarence Charles, Phillip Chotolal,
George Constantine, Rodney Davis, Natasha De Leon, Mervyn Edmund, Alfred Frederick,
Nigel Mark, Wayne Matthews, Steve Mungroo, Vijay Mungroo, Wilson Prince, Martin Reid,
Noel Seepersad, Gangaleen Tahaloo, Keiron Thomas, Samuel Winchester, Peter
Benjamin, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin, Anthony Johnson, Amir Mowlah, Allan Phillip,
Krishandath Seepersad, Narine Sooklal, Mervyn Parris and Francis Mansingh and to
require the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to send its observations on
these reports to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights within six weeks of their
receipt.
5.
To urge the State of Trinidad and Tobago and the Inter-American Commission
on Human Rights to inform the Inter-American Court of Human Rights immediately of
any significant developments concerning the circumstances of Wenceslaus James,
Anderson Noel, Anthony Garcia, Christopher Bethel, Darrin Roger Thomas, Haniff Hilaire,
Denny Baptiste, Wilberforce Bernard, Naresh Boodram, Clarence Charles, Phillip Chotolal,
George Constantine, Rodney Davis, Natasha De Leon, Mervyn Edmund, Alfred Frederick,
Nigel Mark, Wayne Matthews, Steve Mungroo, Vijay Mungroo, Wilson Prince, Martin Reid,
Noel Seepersad, Gangaleen Tahaloo, Keiron Thomas, Samuel Winchester, Peter