ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF AUGUST 19, 2013 PROVISIONAL MEASURES WITH REGARD TO VENEZUELA MATTER OF NATERA BALBOA HAVING SEEN: 1. The Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the President”) of December 1, 2009, in which the President at that time adopted urgent measures in this matter based on the assessment prima facie of a situation of extreme gravity and urgency in relation to the rights to life and to personal integrity of Eduardo José Natera Balboa owing to his alleged disappearance while he was in the custody of the State and, in particular, decided: 1. To require the State to adopt, immediately, all necessary measures to determine the situation and whereabouts of Eduardo José Natera Balboa and to protect his life and personal integrity. […] 6. To decide that this matter be heard by the Court in plenary at its eighty-sixth regular session to be held at the seat of the Court in San José, Costa Rica, from January 25 to February 6, 2010. […] 2. The Order issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the InterAmerican Court” or “the Court”) on February 1, 2010, in which it decided, inter alia: 1. To ratify the Order of the President of the Court of December 1, 2009, and, consequently, the State must adopt, immediately, all necessary measures to determine the situation and whereabouts of Eduardo José Natera Balboa and to protect his life and personal integrity. 2. To reiterate that the State has the obligation to inform the Inter-American Court, specifically and in detail, about the implementation of the measures ordered. […] 3. The Order issued by the Court on May 15, 2011, in which the Court referred to the implementation of the provisional measures in this matter and, in particular, decided: 1. To reiterate that the State must adopt, immediately, all necessary measures to determine the situation and whereabouts of Eduardo José Natera Balboa and to protect his life and personal integrity. 2. To reiterate that the State has the obligation to inform the Inter-American Court, specifically and in detail, about the implementation of the measures ordered. 3. To decide that the State must report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, by July 30, 2011, at the latest, with regard to the provisions of the first operative paragraph of this Order.