THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DECIDES: 1. To declare this petition admissible as regards the alleged violation of the rights enshrined in Articles 2, 4, 5, 8, and 25 of the American Convention, all in conjunction with the obligations arising from Article 1(1) thereof. 2. To convey this report to the petitioners and to the State. 2. To continue with its analysis of the merits of the case. 3. To publish this decision and to include it in its Annual Report to the General Assembly of the OAS. Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 24th day of the month of July, 2008. (Signed: Paolo G. Carozza, Chairman; Luz Patricia Mejía Guerrero, First Vice-Chairwoman; Felipe González, Second Vice-Chairman; Sir Clare K. Roberts, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Florentín Meléndez, and Víctor E. Abramovich, members of the Commission). 16