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pertinent in cases that have not yet been submitted to it;
4.
Article 23(4) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court provides that:
If the Court is not sitting, the President shall convoke it immediately. Pending the
meeting of the Court, the President, in consultation with the Permanent Commission or
with the judges, if possible, shall call upon the parties, whenever necessary, to act so as
to permit any decision of the Court regarding the request for provisional measures to
have its appropriate effect.
5.
Guatemala is under the obligation to adopt whatever measures are necessary
to preserve the life and physical integrity of those persons whose rights could be
threatened.
THEREFORE:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
Taking into account Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and
exercising the powers conferred upon him by Article 23(4) of the Rules, and after
consultation with the judges of the Court,
RESOLVES:
1.
To order the Government of Guatemala to adopt without delay all necessary
measures to protect the right to life and the physical integrity of DIEGO PEREBALLEÓN, JOSÉ VELÁSQUEZ-MORALES, RAFAELA CAPIR-PÉREZ, MANUEL SUY-PEREBAL,
JOSÉ SUY-MORALES, AMILCAR MÉNDEZ-URIZAR, JUSTINA TZOC-CHINOL, MANUEL
MEJÍA-TOL, MIGUEL SUCUQUI-MEJÍA, JUAN TUM-MEJÍA, CLAUDIA QUIÑONES,
PEDRO IXCAYA, ROBERTO LEMUS-GARZA and MARÍA ANTONIETA TORRES-ARCE, in
strict compliance with its obligation to respect and guarantee human rights under
Article 1(1) of the Convention.
2.
To convene a session of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights from July
29 to 31, 1991, at its seat in San José, Costa Rica, in order to take up the
Commission's request for provisional measures and this order.
3.
To convoke the Government of Guatemala and the Inter-American
Commission of Human Rights to appear, through their representatives, at a public
hearing to be held on this matter at 3:00 p.m. on July 29, 1991, at the seat of the
Court.
Héctor Fix-Zamudio
President
Manuel E. Ventura-Robles
Secretary