ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF JULY 13, 1998 RESQUEST FOR AMPLIFICATION OF THE PROVISIONAL MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO JAMES ET AL. CASE 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 communication of July 10, 1998, in which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission”) submitted without annexes to the Court, 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”), a request for the amplification of the provisional measures adopted by the Court in the James, Briggs, Noel, Garcia and Bethel Cases, to include Haniff Hilaire, whose Case (11.816) is currently pending before the Commission against the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (hereinafter “the State” or “Trinidad and Tobago”). 4. The communication, in which the Commission requested the Court to order the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to take provisional measures to stay the execution of Haniff Hilaire until such time as the Commission has had the opportunity to examine and decide Case 11.816, filed on his behalf, pursuant to the Convention and its Regulations.