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3.
To require the State to allow the representatives of the beneficiaries of these measures
to take part in the planning and implementation of the measures and, in general, keep them
informed about progress in the measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
4.
To require the State to continue reporting to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights,
every two months, on compliance with the measures adopted.
5.
To require the representatives of the beneficiaries of these measures to submit their
observations on the bi-monthly reports of the State, within one month of receiving them, and the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to submit its observations on these State reports
within six weeks of receiving them.
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3.
The reports presented by the State of Venezuela (hereinafter “the State” or
“Venezuela”), the respective observations of the Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”) and of the
representatives of the beneficiaries (hereinafter “the representatives”) on those reports,
and the briefs submitted by the Commission and the representatives from November 2004
to November 2007, in the context of the provisional measures ordered by the Court.
4.
The application lodged by the Inter-American Commission against Venezuela on April
12, 2007, without the attachments, and on May 4, 2007, with the attachments, concerning
the case of Gabriela Perozo et al. (No. 12,442).
5.
The notes of the Secretariat of the Court (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) of May 11,
2007, in which it notified the said application to the parties.
6.
The brief with requests, arguments and evidence in the case of Gabriela Perozo et al.
(No. 12,442) submitted by the representatives of the alleged victims on July 12, 2007.
7.
The brief filing preliminary objections, answering the application, and with
observations on the brief with requests, arguments and evidence in the case of Gabriela
Perozo et al. (No. 12,442) submitted by the State on September 11, 2007, without the
attachments, and on September 18, 2007, with the attachments.
8.
The brief of October 23, 2007, and the attachments, in which the representatives of
the beneficiaries of the provisional measures, “on their own behalf, and on behalf of all the
journalists, management, and other employees of Globovisión,” requested, inter alia, that
the “content [of the said provisional measures] be expanded.” The representatives based
their request on the following alleged facts:
(a)
“The verbal attacks [against journalists, management and employees of
Globovisión] by public authorities and officials and by Government supporters
through the official media or media that are totally identified with the party in power,
that have sought to create a climate hostile to the exercise of [their] freedom of
expression […], thus encouraging followers and supporters of official Government
policies to carry out physical attacks on [them …], in order to intimidate them and
censor them.” They also reported that the Globovisión journalist, Ana Karina Villalba,
had received death threats by telephone;
(b)
“The abusive use of messages broadcast on the national radio and television
network by the President of the Republic.” In this regard, they alleged “that, based
on regulations contained in both the Telecommunication Act and the Radio and
Television Social Responsibility Act, the radio and audio-visual media are obliged to
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