7 representatives. In the instant matter, in accordance with the Order of August 5, 2008, it is the Court’s view that no information has been submitted that proves that the situation of extreme gravity and urgency and the need to avoid irreparable damage that existed back when the provisional measures were ordered for the benefit of Mr. Carlos Nieto-Palma and Ms. Ivonne Palma-Sánchez still persist. 21. That the Court notes that lifting such provisional measures does not mean that the State has fully complied with the orders of the Court in connection therewith. 22. That, irrespective of the provisional measures ordered by the Court in this matter, the State has an ongoing, permanent duty to comply with its general obligations under Article 1(1) of the American Convention to respect the rights and liberties therein recognized and to guarantee their free and full exercise to each and every person under its jurisdiction.6 Moreover, it is worth noting that because this is a matter regarding provisional measures, the Court must consider only and strictly those arguments that directly relate to the extreme gravity and urgency and the need to avoid irreparable damage to persons. Any other fact or argument can be analyzed and adjudicated by the Court only at the merits stage of a contentious case.7 THEREFORE: THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS in exercise of the authority conferred upon it by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Articles 25 and 29 of its Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To rescind the provisional measures ordered by the Court in its Order of July 9, 2004, and consider such measures ended. 2. To request the Court’s Secretariat to notify this Order to the State, the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights and the beneficiaries or their representatives. 3. To close this file. 6 Cf. Case of Velásquez-Rodríguez. Provisional Measures regarding Honduras. Order of the Court of January 15, 1988, third considering clause; Matter of “El Nacional” and “Así es la Noticia” newspapers, supra note 1, thirty-ninth considering clause; and Matter of Leonel Rivero et al. Provisional Measures regarding Mexico. Order of the Court of November 25, 2008, fourth considering clause. 7 Cf. Matter of James et al. Provisional Measures regarding Trinidad and Tobago. Order of the Court of August 29, 1998, sixth considering clause; Matter of the Capital El Rodeo I & El Rodeo II Judicial Confinement Center, Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela. Order of the Court of February 8, 2008, tenth considering clause; and Matter of "El Nacional" and "Así es la Noticia" newspapers, supra note 1, twenty-fifth considering clause.