9 the State has not provided the Court with information regarding the investigation and the punishment of the perpetrators for the violent incidents, that is to say, for the dead and injured inmates of Yare. 4. The notes submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter, the “Inter-American Commission” or the “Commission”) of July 26 , 2006, December 13, 2006, March 1, 2007, April 5, 2007, May 7, 2007, July 12, 2007 and September 7, 2007, in which it was stated, inter alia: a) In relation to the obligation to adopt such measures as may be required to efficiently and conclusively prevent violence at the Yare Prison, that: i. the State has adopted measures such as the increase in the number of prison guards, training on human rights for the personnel and regular searches with the purpose of controlling the violence, however, the continuous deaths and injuries of the inmates show that the measures adopted have not been sufficient and effective to avoid such situations; ii. it is necessary for the State to implement immediate measures for dangerous situations; of the information provided by the State, there is no evidence that the State has implemented an immediate and specific measure in order to avoid, efficiently, violence inside the Prison Center; iii. There are press releases that indicate that in March, 2007, it occurred a violent incident involving cutting and thrusting weapons and grenades among the inmates of Yare Prison, where three persons were killed and another three were injured; iv. There is a discrepancy in the figures provided by the State concerning the months of September and October, 2006 as regards the amount of deaths and injured persons. Furthermore, the lack of specification regarding the names of the injured and dead persons does not allow verifying the correct figure. The State has not submitted information with respect to the months of November and December, 2006; v. the basic measures that the State has catalogued as necessary, such as the adequate number of guardians appropriately trained, should be in progress at the moment since they are related to a situation which is not new. Nevertheless, the measures adopted by the Venezuelan State are not enough so far and, vi. it notes a sharp decrease in the amount of officers that, according to State figures, should be guardians at Yare Prison, thus the imminent situation has not improved. In order for the State to comply with its duty to prevent violent incidents from happening, an adequate amount of guardians, duly trained is required. b) In relation to the obligation to adopt such measures as may be necessary to: a) confiscate weapons in the possession of inmates, b) separate indicted inmates from convicted inmates and c) bring the conditions of confinement at the prison in

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