-8- 17. That the foregoing constitutes a request for expansion of the provisional measures presently in force so as to encompass the protection of Messrs. RodríguezLara and Ruiz-Almengor’s right to humane treatment. 18. That, based on said request and on the need to obtain more information, the Secretariat, following the President’s instructions, requested the State to appoint a public official whose acts command full faith and credit in order to inspect the detention centers and certify specific aspects relating to the prison conditions under which Messrs. Rodríguez-Lara and Ruiz-Almengor are serving their sentences (supra Having Seen clause No. 11). 19. That this Court notes with some concern that there are discrepancies between the report prepared by the Prison System Office and the one prepared by the aforesaid public official, especially with regard to the size of holding cells (supra Having Seen clause No. 12). 20. That, however, it is important to note that in operative paragraph number nine of the Judgment on the merits, reparations, and costs delivered on September 15, 2005, this Court decided that the “State shall adopt, within a reasonable time, the necessary measures to adapt prison conditions to the corresponding international standards” (supra Having Seen clause No. 2). Said judgment is being monitored for compliance. 21. That, after examining the grounds for this request of expansion of provisional measures (supra Having Seen clauses No. 6 and 9), the Court finds that the purpose of the representatives’ request is related to the obligation imposed on the State in operative paragraph number nine of the aforesaid Judgment. Consequently, the issue raised in relation to the prison conditions does not fall within the scope of the provisional measures pursuant to Article 63(2) of the Convention; rather, it is partly related to the monitoring of compliance with the Judgment rendered in the Case of Raxcacó Reyes et al. THEREFORE, THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS by virtue of the authority vested in it by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 25 of the Court Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To dismiss the request for expansion of provisional measures filed by the representatives. 2. To reiterate to the State the need to maintain the measures adopted to protect the life of Bernardino Rodríguez-Lara and Pablo Arturo Ruiz-Almengor so as to avoid hindering the proceedings before the Inter-American Human Rights Protection System. 3. To call upon the State to submit a report on the steps taken to comply with the provisional measures ordered for the benefit of Bernardino Rodríguez-Lara and Pablo Arturo Ruiz-Almengor by March 5, 2007 and, thereafter, to continue providing information to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights about the provisional measures adopted every two months.