3 There appeared before the Court: For the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Leo Valladares-Lanza, Delegate Manuel Velasco-Clark, Attorney Milton Castillo, Attorney José Miguel Vivanco, Adviser Viviana Krsticevic, Adviser For the Government of Guatemala: Jorge Cabrera-Hurtarte, Agent Mario Marroquín-Nájera, Adviser Julio Gándara-Valenzuela, Adviser At the public hearing, the Government requested that the provisional measures adopted pursuant to the decision of June 22, 1994, be extended for whatever period the Court considers advisable, adding Mrs. Francisca Sales-Martín to the list of persons under its protection; it also requested that the beneficiaries of the provisional measures be urged to cooperate with the Government to enable the latter to put the security measures into effect as efficiently as possible and that the Commission's contention that the Court address the matter of the Voluntary Civil Defense Committees be rejected. At the public hearing, the Commission supported the Government's request to maintain the provisional measures adopted on June 22, 1994 and to expand them to include Mrs. Francisca Sales-Martín. The Commission also asked the Government to enforce the arrest warrants issued against the 13 patrol members charged as suspects in this case, which involves the criminal events that occurred on August 3, 1993 in Colotenango and is currently before the Second Trial Court of Huehuetenango. WHEREAS: 1. Guatemala ratified the American Convention on May 25, 1978, and accepted the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court on March 9, 1987, pursuant to Article 62 of the Convention; 2. Article 63(2) of the Convention provides that in cases of extreme gravity and urgency, and when necessary to avoid irreparable damage to persons, the Court may, at the request of the Commission, adopt such provisional measures as it deems pertinent in matters not yet submitted to its consideration; 3. Article 1(1) of the American Convention sets forth the obligation of the States Parties to respect the rights and liberties recognized in that treaty and to ensure their free and full exercise to all persons subject to their jurisdiction; 4. The Court issued a decision dated June 22, 1994, regarding the provisional measures requested of Guatemala by the Inter-American Com-mission in the Colotenango Case;