ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF FEBRUARY 21, 2003* EXPANSION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES HELEN MACK CHANG ET AL. IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA HAVING SEEN: 1. The Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the President”) of August 14, 2002, in which he decided: 1. To order the State to adopt without delay whatever measures are required to protect the life and safety of Helen Mack Chang and of the members of the Myrna Mack Foundation (FMM). 2. To order the State to allow the applicants to take part in planning and implementing the measures and, in general, to keep them informed of progress regarding the measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 3. To order the State to investigate the facts stated in the complaint that gave rise to these measures with the aim of discovering and punishing those responsible. 4. To order the State to report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the measures adopted to comply with this Order no later than August 22, 2002. 5. To order the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to submit to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights any observations it deems appropriate, within one week of receiving the report submitted by the State. 2. The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court” or “the Inter-American Court”) of August 26, 2002, in which it decided: 1. To ratify the Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of August 14, 2002, to its full extent. 2. To order the State to adopt forthwith, all necessary measures to protect the life and safety of Helen Mack Chang, Viviana Salvatierra, América Morales Ruiz, Luis Roberto Romero Rivera and of the other members of the Myrna Mack Foundation. * Judges Pacheco Gómez and de Roux Rengifo advised the Court that, due to circumstances beyond their control, they would be unable to attend either the public hearing in the instant case or the deliberation and signature of this order.