5
24.
In Resolution 22/86 of April 18, 1986, adopted at its 67th Session, the Commission
deemed the new information presented by the Government insufficient to warrant reconsideration
of Resolution 30/83 and found, to the contrary, that "all evidence shows that Angel Manfredo
Velásquez Rodríguez is still missing and that the Government of Honduras . . . has not offered
convincing proof that would allow the Commission to determine that the allegations are not true."
In that same Resolution, the Commission confirmed Resolution 30/83, denied the request for
reconsideration and referred the matter to the Court.
III
25.
In its submissions of October 31, 1986, the Government concluded that:
1.
The Commission did not follow the procedure established for the admissibility
of a petition or communication.
2.
The Commission did not take into account the information provided by the
Government regarding the failure to exhaust the domestic legal remedies.
3.
Domestic legal remedies were neither pursued nor exhausted.
4.
The Commission did not follow the procedure established for preparation of
reports.
5.
The Commission ignored the Convention's provision regarding friendly
settlement.
6.
The procedures established in Articles 48 - 50 of the Convention for referral
of a case to the Court pursuant to Article 61 of the Convention were not complied
with.
7.
Observations by the Government on the merits are not appropriate at this
stage of the proceedings.
26.
In its observations of March 20, 1987, on the submissions of the Government, the
Commission concluded that:
1.
Officials or agents of the Government of Honduras detained Angel
Manfredo Velásquez Rodríguez on September 12, 1981, and he has been missing
since that date. This constitutes a most serious violation of the rights to life, to
humane treatment and to personal liberty, which are guaranteed by Articles 4, 5
and 7 of the American Convention on Human Rights, to which Honduras is a State
Party;
2.
The substantive or procedural objections raised by the Government of
Honduras in its Memorial have no legal basis under the provisions of the relevant
articles of the American Convention on Human Rights and the standards of
international law; and
3.
Since Honduras has recognized the compulsory jurisdiction of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights, the Commission again petitions the Honorable
Court, pursuant to Article 63 (1) of the American Convention on Human Rights, to