1. To find the petition under study admissible, in relation to Articles 4 (right to life), 8(1) (right to a fair trial), 24 (right to equality before the law), and 25 (right to judicial protection) of the American Convention, in conjunction with Article 1(1) of the same instrument, and Article 7 of the Convention of Belém do Pará. 2. To find the petition under study inadmissible in relation to Article 2 of the American Convention and Articles 3, 4, and 5 of the Convention of Belém do Pará. 3. To notify the State and petitioner of this decision. 4. To begin the processing on the merits. 5. To publish this decision and include it in the Annual Report to be presented to the General Assembly of the OAS. Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 26th day of the month of July, 2007. (Signed): Florentín Meléndez, President; Paolo G. Carozza, First Vice-President, Víctor E. Abramovich, Second Vice-President; Sir Clare K. Roberts, Evelio Fernández Arévalos, and Freddy Gutiérrez, Commissioners.