1. Declare this case admissible with regard to the alleged violation of the right enshrined in Article 20 of the American Convention on Human Rights. 2. Defer consideration of the other rights invoked by the petitioners until examination of the merits of the case, if the facts are proven. 3. Notify the parties of this decision. 4. Continue with the analysis of the merits of the case. 5. Publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the OAS General Assembly. Done and signed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the 22nd day of February 2001. (Signed): Claudio Grossman, Chairman; Juan Méndez, First Vice-Chairman; Marta Altolaguirre, Second Vice-Chairwoman; Commissioners: Hélio Bicudo, Robert K. Goldman, Peter Laurie and Julio Prado Vallejo. 8