ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF JULY 22, 1998
REQUEST FOR AMPLIFICATION OF THE
PROVISIONAL MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF
TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO
JAMES, BRIGGS, NOEL, GARCÍA AND BETHEL CASES
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court”) of
June 14, 1998, in which it decided
1.
To order Trinidad and Tobago to take all measures necessary to preserve the life and
physical integrity of Wenceslaus James, Anthony Briggs, Anderson Noel, Anthony Garcia and
Christopher Bethel, so as not to hinder the processing of their cases before the Inter-American
system.
2.
To order Trinidad and Tobago to submit a report by June 30, 1998, on the measures
taken in compliance with this Order, and to require the Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights to submit its observations on this report within fifteen days of its receipt.
3.
To summon Trinidad and Tobago and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
to a public hearing on this matter at the seat of the Court on August 28, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.
2.
The Order of the President of the Court of June 29, 1998, regarding the Request for
Amplification of the Provisional Measures adopted by the Court in the Matter of the Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago to include Darrin Roger Thomas.
3.
The Order of the President of the Court of July 13, 1998, regarding the Request for
Amplification of the Provisional Measures adopted by the Court in the Matter of the Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago to include Haniff Hilaire.
4.
The communication of July 17, 1998, received in the Secretariat of the Court on July
21, 1998, in which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the
Commission”), pursuant to Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights
(hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Article 25 of the Rules of
Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), submitted a request for the
amplification of the provisional measures adopted by the Court in the James, Briggs, Noel,
Garcia and Bethel Cases, to include Denny Baptiste, whose Case (11.840) is currently
pending before the Commission against the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (hereinafter
“the State” or “Trinidad and Tobago”).
That in this communication, the Commission requested the Court to order