ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF OCTOBER 24, 2012 PROVISIONAL MEASURES WITH REGARD TO THE REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS MATTER OF JOSÉ LUÍS GALDÁMEZ ÁLVAREZ ET AL. HAVING SEEN: 1. The Order issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) on February 22, 2011, in which, inter alia, it required the State to: 1. […] maintain the measures already implemented and adopt immediately any complementary measures necessary to protect the life and the personal liberty and integrity of José Luís Galdámez Álvarez and his companion, Wendy Orellana Molina, and his sons Pedro Luís, José Luís, Marlon Josué, Ramón Israel, and his two minor children, all with the surname Galdámez. 2. […] take all pertinent measures to ensure that the measures of protection ratified in this Order are planned and implemented with the participation of the beneficiaries of the measures or their representatives, so that the said measures are provided diligently and effectively, bearing in mind the special needs for protection of the beneficiaries and, in general, to keep them informed of progress in the execution of the measures. […] 2. The briefs of May 10, 2011, and January 9, March 30 and June 26, 2012, in which the Republic of Honduras presented reports on the implementation of the provisional measures. 3. The briefs of June 14, November 18 and December 1, 2011, and February 15, April 10 and August 1, 2012, in which the representatives of the beneficiaries of the provisional measures (hereinafter “the representatives”) submitted their observations on the State’s briefs and provided information on new incidents that had occurred to the detriment of the beneficiaries. 4. The briefs of July 6, 2011, and March 19, June 1 and August 14, 2012, in which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”) presented its observations on the implementation of the measures. CONSIDERING THAT: 1. The Republic of Honduras ratified the American Convention on Human Rights on September 8, 1977, and in keeping with Article 62 thereof, accepted the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court on September 9, 1981.