2 5. The public hearing on the provisional measures in question held in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 30, 2006. 6. The Order of the Court of March 30, 2006, ruling to maintain these provisional measures in force.5 7. The Order issued by the sitting president of the Court on August 22, 2007, ruling, upon consultation with the other Judges of the Court, to dismiss a request to broaden the aforementioned provisional measures presented by the representatives of the beneficiaries and backed by the Inter-American Commission, and to require the State to maintain the measures ordered by the Court in its Orders of November 22, 2004; June 18, 2005; and March 30, 2006.6 8. The communication dated August 28, 2007, through which, in response to a request from the Secretariat dated July 20, 2007, the Commission reported that "case No. 12.532, Inmates of the Mendoza Penitentiary, is being processed and is in the merits stage before [the Commission].” 9. The Order of the Court of November 27, 2007, in which it ruled: 1. To fully ratify the Order of the President of the Court of August 22, 2007. 2. To order the State to continue adopting the effective and necessary provisional measures to efficiently protect the life and integrity of all the persons held in custody in the Mendoza Provincial Prison and those in the Gustavo André Unit of Lavalle, as well as every person found within those facilities, especially to eradicate the risk of violent death and the deficient conditions of security and internal control in confinement centers, pursuant to the provisions set out in the Order of the Court of March 30, 2006. 3. To order the State to report to the Inter-American Court every two months next following its latest report, specifically on the actions taken in compliance with the orders of this Court. In particular, it is paramount that the adoption of the priority measures established in the this Order gets reflected in the State’s reports describing the specific results obtained in agreement with the specific needs of protection of the beneficiaries thereof. In this sense, the role of the InterAmerican Commission is particularly important so as to adequately and effectively follow up the implementation of the measures so ordered. 4. To request the representatives of the beneficiaries and the Inter-American Commission to submit their observations to the State’s reports within a term of four and six weeks, respectively, next following receipt of the referred State’s reports. http://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/medidas/penitenciariamendoza_se_02.pdf 5 Matter of the Mendoza Penitentiaries. Provisional Measures regarding Argentina. Order of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of March 30, 2006. Available at: http://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/medidas/penitenciariamendoza_se_03.pdf 6 Matter of the Mendoza Penitentiaries. Provisional Measures regarding Argentina. Judgment of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of August 22, 2007. Available at: http://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/medidas/penitenciariamendoza_se_04.pdf