9 instrument and could also constitute violations of the rights established in Articles 1, 6, and 8 of the IACPPT. V. CONCLUSION 38. The Commission concludes that it is competent to examine the complaints submitted in this matter and that the petition is admissible pursuant to Articles 46 and 47 of the American Convention. 39. Based on the factual and legal arguments presented above and without signifying a prejudgment as to the merits of the case, THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, DECIDES: 1. To declare this case admissible with respect to the rights enshrined in Articles 5, 7, 8, and 25 of the American Convention, in connection with the obligations under Articles 1.1 and 2 of the same convention, as well as the rights enshrined in Articles 1, 6, and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture; 2. To forward this report to the petitioners and to the State; 3. To continue its analysis of the merits of the case; 4. To publish this report and include it in the Commission’s Annual Report to the General Assembly of the OAS. Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 20th day of March 2013. (Signed): José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, President; Tracy Robinson, First Vice-President; Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Felipe González, Dinah Shelton and Rodrigo Escobar Gil, Commissioners.