rights of the representatives in this matter, for which reason it does not find the request to broaden the provisional measures to their benefit to be admissible at this time. 23. Without prejudice to these considerations, the President finds it opportune to reiterate that Article 1(1) of the American Convention sets forth the general obligations of States Parties to respect the rights and liberties enshrined in the Convention and to guarantee the free and full exercise of these rights for all individuals subject to their jurisdiction. These obligations apply not only with regard to State power, but also with regard to the actions of private third parties.20 24. Likewise, the President reiterates that the State has a specific duty to protect those persons who work in nongovernmental organizations, as well as other groups or individuals who work for the defense of human rights, as the work that they do constitutes a positive and complementary contribution to the State’s efforts in its position as guarantor of the rights of persons under its jurisdiction. III. Regarding the request to call a hearing on this matter 25. The President observes that on two occasions the representatives have requested that a public hearing be held on this matter, because the State has not taken concrete and effective action toward locating the presumably disappeared beneficiaries, has taken “no action" to protect the relatives of the beneficiaries, in keeping with the requirements of the Order of the Tribunal of November 26, 2010, and its response did not address the gravity and urgency of the situation in this matter.21 26. This Presidency notes that in the aforementioned Order of November 26, 2010, the Court asked the State to submit a complete report by January 31, 2011, at the latest on the provisions of operative paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of that Order, and to submit certain specific information. It observes that the State submitted that report on February 21, 2011. However, it did not contain detailed and complete information on the measures effectively adopted to protect the life and integrity of all the beneficiaries, or on the measures adopted since the submission of its last report to locate the whereabouts of the presumably disappeared beneficiaries, in keeping with the orders of the Tribunal found in operative paragraph 6 of the aforementioned order of November 26 from 2010. 27. By virtue of this, and given the request by the representatives for a hearing, the President finds it appropriate to call a public hearing during the next Regular Period of Sessions, which will take place from June 27 to July 9, 2011, with the purpose of hearing specific and updated information from the State, as well as the comments of the representatives and of the Inter-American Commission on the status of implementation of these provisional measures. THEREFORE: THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, by way of the authority conferred by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and articles 27 and 31 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court, 20 Cf. Case of Velásquez Rodríguez. Provisional Measures regarding Honduras. Order of the Court of January 15, 1988, Considering 3; Case of Caballero Delgado and Santana, supra 2, Considering 25 Matter of María Lourdes Afiuni. Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela. Order of the Court of March 2, 201, Considering 12. 21 The representatives asked that a hearing be called on this matter in briefs dated November 22, 2010, and January 25, 2011. 11

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