8 7. That this Court has protected witnesses who have appeared before the Court to give evidence by adopting provisional measures2; with greater reason, the adoption of provisional measures is justified in the case of a petitioner in a contentious case pending before the Court, who affirms that she fears for her personal safety3. 8. That, as this Court has already stated, “it is the responsibility of the State to adopt measures of security to protect all persons who are subject to its jurisdiction; this obligation becomes even more evident in regard to those who are associated with proceedings before the supervisory organs of the American Convention”4. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of April 7, 2000. Series E No. 2, seventh considering clause; Digna Ochoa y Plácido et al. case. Provisional Measures. Order of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of November 17, 1999. Series E No. 2, fifth considering clause; Cesti Hurtado case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of June 3, 1999. Series E No. 2, fourth considering clause; James et al. case. Provisional Measures. Order of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of May 27, 1999. Series E No. 2, eighth considering clause; Clemente Teherán et al. case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of June 19, 1998. Series E No. 2, fifth considering clause; Alvarez et al. case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of July 22, 1997. Series E No. 2, fifth considering clause; Blake case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of August 16, 1995. Series E No. 1, fourth considering clause; Carpio Nicolle case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of July 26, 1995. Series E No. 1, fourth considering clause; Carpio Nicolle case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of June 4, 1995. Series E No. 1, fifth considering clause; Caballero Delgado and Santana case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of December 7, 1994. Series E No. 1, third considering clause; and Colotenango case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of June 22, 1994. Series E No. 1, fifth considering clause. 2 Cf. inter alia, Paniagua Morales et al. case Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of January 29, 2001, sixth and eighth considering clauses; Loayza Tamayo case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of December 13, 2000, eighth considering clause; Bámaca Velásquez case. Provisional Measures. Order of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of August 29, 1998. Series E No. 2; Bámaca Velásquez case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of June 30, 1998. Series E No. 2; Blake case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of April 18, 1997. Series E No. 2; Blake case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of 22 de September de 1995. Series E No. 1; Caballero Delgado and Santana case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of December 7, 1994. Series E No. 1; Velásquez Rodríguez, Fairén Garbi and Solís Corrales, and Godínez Cruz cases. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of January 15, 1988. Series E No. 1. 3 Cf. Constitutional Court case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of August 14, 2000, seventh and eighth considering clauses; and Constitutional Court case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of April 7, 2000. Series E No. 2, eighth considering clause. 4 Cf. Paniagua Morales et al. case Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of January 29, 2001, ninth considering clause; Loayza Tamayo case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of December 13, 2000, ninth considering clause; The Peace Community of San José de Apartadó case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 24, 2000, tenth considering clause; The Peace Community of San José de Apartadó case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of October 9, 2000, eighth considering clause; Haitians and Dominicans