ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF MARCH 1, 2012 PROVISIONAL MEASURES REGARDING THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES MATTER OF MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ ET AL. HAVING SEEN: 1. The brief of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”) of November 23, 2011 and its attachments, in which it submitted a request for provisional measures to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter the Inter-American Court,” or the “Court”), pursuant to Article 63.2 of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Article 27 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), for the purpose of requiring the United Mexican States (hereinafter “Mexico” or “the State”) to adopt measures aimed at “protect[ing] the life and personal integrity of Margarita Martínez Martínez, Adolfo Guzmán Ordaz, and the children Ada Saraí Martínez Martínez and Eduardo Abel León Martínez.” 2. The background information presented by the Commission regarding the request for provisional measures, namely: a) according to the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Center for Human Rights (hereinafter the "Center Fray Bartolomé de las Casas" or "representatives") of the state of Chiapas Mexico, Mrs. Margarita Martínez Martínez (hereinafter “Mrs. Martínez Martínez”) is a “human rights defender of indigenous peoples, the daughter of Guatemalan refugees from the conflict that took place in that country.” Her partner, Mr. Adolfo Guzmán Ordaz (hereinafter “Mr. Guzman Ordaz”) is “a native of the Zapotec peoples and is dedicated to defending the rights of indigenous peoples, mainly in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas[.] [I]n addition, he promotes a regional peasant flea market in Comitán.” Both are “human rights defenders and members of the organization ENLACE, Communication and Training” (hereinafter “ENLACE”); b) ENLACE is an autonomous civil and secular organization, founded in 1982, “responsible for promoting local sustainable development processes in indigenous and rural areas of the country’s central and southern regions;” c) on November 8, 2009, between 18 to 20 people, allegedly members of the Ministerial Police, using force and threats, carried out a search at the home of Mrs. Margarita Martínez Martínez and Mr. Adolfo Guzmán Ordaz, which allegedly took place without a search warrant. The search of the home was carried out in the presence of the four family members, and the children's rooms were also searched. It was reported that during the search, the family members were threatened with a firearm;