ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DECEMBER 1, 2011 VICTIMS’ LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND CASE OF NADEGE DORZEMA ET AL. v. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAVING SEEN: 1. The brief of February 11, 2011 and its attachment, in which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”) submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) an application against the Dominican Republic (hereinafter “Dominican Republic” or “the State”). The attachment to the aforementioned brief, among other documents, was received by the Secretariat of the Court on March 3, 2011. 2. The brief of July 27, 2011 and its attachment, in which the representatives of the alleged victims 1 (hereinafter “the representatives”) presented their pleadings, motions and evidence in this case (hereinafter the “brief of pleadings and motions”), together with a request from the alleged victims to have recourse to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund of the Inter-American Court (hereinafter “Assistance Fund of the Court” or “Fund”) “to cover the costs of litigation before the Inter-American Court,” which were specified. The attachments to the aforementioned brief were received by the Secretariat of the Court on August 10 and October 28, 2011. 3. The note of the Secretariat of September 12, 2011, in which the representatives were informed that their request, together with the additional information submitted, would be brought to the attention of the President of the Court (hereinafter “the President”). CONSIDERING THAT: 1. The Dominican Republic is a State Party to the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) since April 19, 1978 The alleged victims in this case appointed as their representatives the Cherubin Tragelus Support Group for Repatriates and Refugees (Grupo de Apoyo a los Repatriados y Refugiados Cherubin Tragelus -GARR), the Cultural Dominican- Haitian Cultural Center (CCDH) and the International Clinic for the Defense of Human Rights of the University of Quebec in Montreal (CIDDHU). 1