ORDER OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
PROVISIONAL MEASURES
REGARDING THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
MATTER OF MERY NARANJO ET AL.
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The Orders issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the
Inter-American Court,” “the Court,” or “the Tribunal”) on July 5, 2006, September 22,
2006, and January 31, 2008, in which the Court ordered provisional measures in this
matter. In the latter, the Court ordered, inter alia:
1. To reiterate to the State the stipulation to immediately adopt the measures necessary and to
maintain those already adopted, in order to protect effectively the life and personal integrity of the
following persons: Mery Naranjo Jiménez and her next of kin: Juan David Naranjo Jiménez,
Alejandro Naranjo Jiménez, Sandra Janeth Naranjo Jiménez, Alba Mery Naranjo Jiménez, Erika
Johann Gómez, Heidi Tatiana Naranjo Gómez, Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez, María Camila Naranjo
Jiménez, Aura María Amaya Naranjo, Esteban Torres Naranjo, and the minor Luisa María Escudero
Jiménez.
2. To reiterate to the State that it should adopt the measures necessary to protect effectively the
life and personal integrity of the child of Mrs. María del Socorro Mosquera Londoño, pursuant to
Considering Paragraph number 14 of the present Order.
3. To reiterate to the State that it should ensure that the measures of protection are not provided
by the “security units” which, according to the beneficiaries, were involved in the reported facts, in a
manner such that the designation of the same must be made with the participation of the
beneficiaries or their representative.
4. To reiterate to the State that it should maintain the necessary measures of permanent protection
to ensure the safety of the place of residence of Mery Naranjo Jiménez and her family.
5. To require that the State of Colombia inform the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, no later
than April 25, 2008, of the measures adopted in compliance of this Order. In said report, the State
must refer to the alleged murder of Javier Augusto Torres Durán and the alleged arrest of Juan
David Naranjo, pursuant to Considering Paragraph number 26 of the present Order.
[…]
7. To reiterate to the State that it should allow the beneficiaries of these measures to take part in
their planning and implementation and, in general, keep them informed about progress in
implementation of the measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
[…]
2.
The briefs of July 30, October 16, March 6, August 12, and December 15, 2009,
and February 19, May 3, July 5, August 27, and October 8, 2010, whereby the Republic
of Colombia (hereinafter “the State” or “Colombia”) reported on its implementation of the
provisional measures in this matter.