ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF JUNE 7, 2011
PROVISIONAL MEASURES
WITH REGARD TO THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
MATTER OF THE KANKUAMO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The orders issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the
Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) of July 5, 2004, January 30, 2007, and April 3, 2009,
in this matter. In this last order the Court required the Republic of Colombia (hereinafter
“the State” or “Colombia”):
1.
To maintain and adopt all necessary measures to continue protecting the life, and
personal integrity and liberty of all of the members of the communities that form part of the
Kankuamo Indigenous People[;]
2.
To continue informing the Inter-American Court of Human Rights about the investigation
into the facts that gave rise to these provisional measures[;]
3.
To continue guaranteeing the security conditions necessary to ensure respect for the
right to freedom of movement of the members of the Kankuamo Indigenous People, and so that
those who have been forced to displace to other regions can return to their homes if they so
wish[;]
4.
To continue allowing the beneficiaries to participate in the planning and implementation
of the protection measures and, in general, keep them informed of the progress of the measures
ordered by the Inter-American Court[;]
[…]
2.
The briefs of August 3, 2009, January 8 and 12 and October 6, 2010, and January
17, April 7 and May 2, 2011, whereby the Republic of Colombia (hereinafter “the State”)
submitted information on compliance with the provisional measures ordered in this matter.
3.
The briefs of November 7, 2009, and April 28, 2010, in which the representatives of
the beneficiaries of the provisional measures (hereinafter “the representatives”) submitted
their observations on the State’s reports of August 3, 2009, and January 8 and 12, 2010
(supra second having seen paragraph).
4.
The briefs of December 3, 2009, May 13, 2010, and April 13, 2011, in which the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the Inter-