ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF NOVEMBER 27, 2002 PROVISIONAL MEASURES REQUESTED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA LILIANA ORTEGA ET AL. V. VENEZUELA HAVING SEEN: 1. The November 27, 2002 brief and its appendices, in which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”) filed before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), pursuant to Articles 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” or “the American Convention”) and 74 of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, a request for Provisional Measures in favor of Liliana Ortega, Yris Medina Cova, Hilda Páez (Gilda Páez)1, Maritza Romero, Aura Liscano (Lizcano)2, Alicia de González, and Carmen Alicia Mendoza, all of whom are members of the non-governmental organization Comité de Familiares de Víctimas de los sucesos de Febrero-Marzo de 1989 (hereinafter “COFAVIC”). In said brief, the Commission asked the Court to order the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter “the Venezuelan State”, “the State” or “Venezuela”) the following: a. To urgently adopt effective security measures to ensure the rights to life, to humane treatment (sic), and freedom of association (Articles 4, 5 and 16 of the American Convention) of Liliana Ortega, Yris Medina, Gilda Páez, Maritza Romero, Aura Lizcano, Alicia de González, and Carmen Alicia Mendoza, all of whom are officials of COFAVIC. To this effect: 1) To grant secure and sufficient police protection to the abovementioned persons. 2) To provide a secure internal communication radio to Dr. Liliana Ortega and to the COFAVIC office for them to be able to communicate immediately and at any time with a responsible police official with no delay. 3) For the State to provide protection for the offices of COFAVIC. This measure must include nighttime protection of the offices. b. To coordinate the protection measures set forth in the above subparagraph “a” with the persons to be protected, and specifically through consultation with Dr. Liliana Ortega, the Executive Director of COFAVIC. 1 The brief by the Inter-American Commission requesting Provisional Measures, refers to Mrs. Páez indiscriminately as Hilda and as Gilda. 2 The brief by the Inter-American indiscriminately to Aura Liscano or Lizcano. Commission requesting Provisional Measures refers