2 3. The order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court” or “the Inter-American Court”) of November 11, 1997, the operative paragraphs of which ratified the orders of the President of July 22 and August 14, 1997, and maintained the measures adopted for a period of six months. 4. The order of the President of December 22, 1997, ratified by the Court on January 21, 1998, whereby he expanded “the urgent measures adopted in this case in order to ensure the right to life and physical integrity of María Eugenia Cárdenas and her relatives”. 5. The order of the President of May 12, 1998, whereby he extended the measures adopted until June 19, 1998. 6. The order of the Court of June 19, 1998, whereby it decided to extend the measures on behalf of María Eugenia Cárdenas, for as long as the situation of risk which justified their adoption persists, and to maintain until September 6, 1998, the measures in favor of José Daniel Alvarez, Nidia Linores Ascanio, Gladys López, Yanette Bautista, María Helena Saldarriaga, Piedad Martín, María Eugenia López, Adriana Diosa, Astrid Manrique, Faride Ascanio, Carmen Barrera, Evidalia Chacón, José Publio Bautista, Nelly María Ascanio, Ayda Mile Ascanio, Miriam Rosas Ascanio and Javier Alvarez. 7. The order of which called upon guarantee the right and their daughters, the President of August 6, 1998, the operative paragraphs of the State to adopt, forthwith, “all necessary measures to to life and physical integrity of Daniel Prado and Estela Prado Camilla Alejandra and Lina”. 8. The order of the Court of August 29, 1998, whereby it decided to maintain the provisional measures that had been adopted, ratify the order of the President of August 6, 1998, and call on the State to conduct an investigation into the facts that had given rise to such measures “in order to obtain effective results leading to the identification of those responsible and their punishment.” 9. The order of the President of July 17, 2000, whereby he called on the State to adopt urgently the measures necessary to guarantee the right to life and physical integrity of Luz Elsia Almanza, Hilda Rosario Jiménez, Ramón Rangel, Robinson Amador, Yamel López, Emely Pérez, Yolanda Salamanca, Rosa Tulia Bolaños, Rocío Campos and Alexánder Rodríguez, and to conduct an investigation to punish those responsible for the facts denounced by the Inter-American Commission. 10. The order of the Court of August 10, 2000, whereby it decided to maintain the provisional measures adopted, ratify the order of the President of July 17, 2000, and call on the State to conduct an investigation into the facts that gave rise to these measures in order to obtain “effective results that may lead to the identification of those responsible and their punishment.” 11. The order of the President of October 11, 2000, the operative paragraphs of which called on the State to adopt the necessary measures to protect the life and physical integrity of Ángel Quintero, Claudia Patricia Monsalve, Marta Soto, Silvia Quintero, Gloria Herney Galíndez, Gladys Ávila and Rocío Bautista, and also to determine the whereabouts of the first two persons, and to investigate and punish those responsible for the facts described by the Inter-American Commission. It also called upon the State to adopt, forthwith, the necessary measures “to ensure that all