1. To declare the instant case admissible with respect to the alleged violation of Articles 8, 9, and 24, in connection with Articles 1(1) and 2 of the American Convention on Human Rights. 2. To forward this report to the State and the petitioners. 3. To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States. Approved by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the 23rd day of the month of April, 2007. (Signed): Florentín Meléndez, President; Paolo Carozza, First Vice-President; Víctor Abramovich, Second Vice-President, Sir Clare K. Roberts, Evelio Fernández Arévalos, and Freddy Gutiérrez Trejo, Commissioners. 10