2 f) the applicant states that he has contacted domestic authorities several times so as to pursue “the administrative investigation opened in his case.” Specifically, the applicant went to the office of the General Inspector of the National Police of Haiti, where he had to identify his aggressors, in their presence. At that time, the applicant explained to the inspector that he felt fear and that his life was threatened. According to the applicant, no measures were adopted to ensure his protection; g) while he continues to work as a human rights advocate, Mr. Fleury currently lives undercover and no longer lives in his house for fear of being attacked once again; h) on October 10, 2002, the Commission received a request, dated that same day, in which the applicant, Lysias Fleury, asked the Commission to adopt precautionary measures in his favor. On October 15, 2002, the Commission adopted precautionary measures in favor of Mr. Fleury, pursuant to Article 25 of its Rules of Procedure, the object of which was for the State to ensure protection of his life and his right to humane treatment and to adopt such measures as may be required for an investigation to be conducted regarding the facts stated by the applicant. On November 12, 2002, on February 10, 2003, and on March 5, 2003, the Commission reiterated said precautionary measures and asked the State to report on measures adopted. Almost twelve weeks after expiration of the 15-day term initially set by the Commission for the State to respond, the Commission received, on January 27, 2003, a January 10, 2003 note by the State in which it acknowledged receipt of a letter by the Commission and reported that the file had been forwarded to the respective authorities for appropriate processing. On March 7, 2003 the applicant was received by an agent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the precautionary measures adopted by the Commission, at which meeting he was informed that said Ministry would contact the director of the National Police of Haiti and that a letter would be sent to the Ministry of Justice to request additional information on the status of his file. 3. The observations by the Commission in which it pointed out that as a whole the alleged facts constitute an urgent situation of extreme gravity that could cause irreparable damage to Lysias Fleury, which warrants the Court ordering provisional measures, pursuant to Article 63(2) of the American Convention. Furthermore, in view of the fact that the applicant is a member of a human rights advocacy organization, the State has the obligation to ensure protection and, for these reasons, the Court should order provisional measures, as it has done in similar cases. Finally, the Commission argues that the State has not respected the precautionary measures that it ordered in the instant case. In view of the above, the Commission asked the Court to order the State: 1. to immediately adopt such measures as may be necessary for the effective protection of the life and the right to humane treatment of Lysias Fleury, specifically

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