3 Inter-American Commission, requested that it examine the possibility of submitting the case to the jurisdiction of the Court. 7. That according to the Commission, certain measures taken by the Government, "have had a positive effect for the persons involved in the Colotenango Case, especially in recent months when the Commission has not learned of any grave situations of harassment." 8. That although the various steps taken by the Government towards fulfilment of the directives contained in the Orders on provisional measures have led to a noteworthy decrease in the number of acts of intimidation by members of the civil patrols, the Court nevertheless, in view of its protective responsibility, deems it appropriate to maintain the provisional measures in force until such time as there is certainty that no irreparable damage will be done to the lives and physical integrity of the 13 persons under protection. NOW, THEREFORE: THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS By virtue of Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights, and in exercise the authority conferred on it by Articles 24 and 45 of its Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To take note of the measures adopted by the Government of the Republic of Guatemala in compliance with the Order of May 18, 1995. 2. To extend for a period of six months the provisional measures ordered in the June 22, 1994 Order of the Court, expanded by the December 1, 1994 Decision of the Court and extended by the Order of May 18, 1995. 3. To call upon the Government of the Republic of Guatemala, further to the measures already in place, it institute mechanisms of control and vigilance over the civil patrols operating in Colotenango. 4. To call upon the Government of the Republic of Guatemala and the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights to continue to provide periodic reports to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concerning the measures taken in accordance with the Order of May 18, 1995. 5. To request the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to consider the appropriateness of submitting this case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for its consideration. Done in Spanish and English, the Spanish text being authentic, on this first day of February, 1996 Héctor Fix-Zamudio President