1. To declare admissible the petition under consideration, in relation to Articles 8, 23.1.c, 24, and 25, considered in the light of the general obligation established in Article 1.1 and the duty set forth in Article 2 of the American Convention. 2. To notify the State and the petitioner of this decision. 3. To begin procedures on the merits of the case. 4. To publish this decision and include it in the Annual Report to be submitted to the OAS General Assembly. Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 15th day of the month of March, 2006. (Signed): Evelio Fernández Arévalos, President; Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, First Vice-President; Florentín Meléndez, Second Vice-President; Clare K. Roberts, Paolo Carozza and Víctor E. Abramovich, Commissioners. 7