ORDER OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
JUNE 3, 1999
PROVISIONAL MEASURES ORDERED BY THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA
COLOTENANGO CASE
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The June 22, 1994 order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
(hereinafter “the Court” or “the Inter-American Court”) whereby:
1.
[It] require[d] the Government of Guatemala to adopt without delay measures
to protect the right to life and the personal integrity of PATRICIA ISPANEL MEDIMILLA,
MARCOS GODÍNEZ PÉREZ, NATIVIDAD GODÍNEZ PEREZ, MARIA SALES LOPEZ, RAMIRO
GODÍNEZ PÉREZ, JUAN GODÍNEZ PÉREZ, MIGUEL GODÍNEZ DOMINGO, ALBERTO
GODÍNEZ, MARÍA GARCÍA DOMINGO, GONZALO GODÍNEZ LÓPEZ, ARTURO FEDERICO
MÉNDEZ ORTIZ and ALFONSO MORALES JIMÉNEZ.
2.
[It] request[ed] the Government of Guatemala to adopt all necessary measures
to ensure that the aforementioned persons may continue to reside at or return to their
homes in Colotenango, providing them the assurances that they shall not be persecuted
or threatened by agents of the Government or by individuals.
[...];
2.
The Court’s December 1, 1994 order extending the provisional measures
adopted and expanding them to include Mrs. Francisca Sales Martín;
3.
The Court’s February 1, 1996 order requesting the State of Guatemala
(hereinafter “the State) that, in addition to the measures already taken, it establish
mechanisms to control and police the civil patrols operating in Colotenango;
4.
The Court’s April 16, 1997 decision to order the State to maintain the
provisional measures in the instant case as long as the extremely grave and urgent
situation that led to the adoption of provisional measures persisted;
5.
The Court’s September 19, 1997 order wherein
[...]
2.
[It] call[ed] upon the State of Guatemala to expand the measures adopted in
this Case for the purpose of ensuring the right to life and physical integrity of Andrés
Ramos-Godínez, Rafael Vásquez-Simón, Juan Mendoza-Sánchez, Julia Gabriel-Simón,
Miguel Morales-Mendoza, Lucía Quila-Colo and Fermina López-Castro.
3.
[It] call[ed] upon the State of Guatemala to investigate the facts denounced by
the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and publish those responsible.