ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 1995 PROVISIONAL MEASURES REQUESTED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA CARPIO NICOLLE CASE The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, composed of the following judges: Héctor Fix-Zamudio, President Hernán Salgado-Pesantes, Vice President Alejandro Montiel-Argüello, Judge Máximo Pacheco-Gómez, Judge Oliver Jackman, Judge Alirio Abreu-Burelli, Judge Antônio A. Cançado Trindade, Judge; also present: Manuel E. Ventura-Robles, Secretary, and Ana María Reina, Deputy Secretary delivers the following Order: 1. On June 1, 1995 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Commission" or the "Inter-American Commission") submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter "the Court" or "the InterAmerican Court") a resolution adopted that same day concerning the Carpio Nicolle Case (Nº 11.333), which was being heard by the Commission. In that resolution the Commission requested that the Court order the provisional measures necessary to protect the life and physical integrity of five persons, family members of Mr. CarpioNicolle and officials, who through their work, have had some relation with the investigation of his death. 2. By means of the authority conferred by Article 24(4) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter "the Rules of Procedure"), the President of the Court (hereinafter "the President") issued an Order of June 4, 1995 in which he decided: 1. To request that the Government of the Republic of Guatemala adopt without delay all necessary measures to effectively ensure the protection of the lives and personal integrity of the following persons: MARTA ELENA ARRIVILLAGA DE CARPIO, KAREN FISCHER DE CARPIO, MARIO LÓPEZ-ARRIVILLAGA, ÁNGEL ISIDRO GIRÓNGIRÓN, and ABRAHAM MÉNDEZ-GARCÍA, and to investigate the threats and harassment of the persons named and to punish those responsible. 2. To request that the Government of the Republic of Guatemala adopt all necessary measures so that witnesses to the Carpio Case can testify, and so that the prosecutor in the case, Abraham Méndez-García, can fulfill his duties without pressure or