THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, DECIDES: 1. To declare this petition admissible, in relation to Articles 1(1), 4, 5, 8, and 25 of the American Convention. 2. To notify the State and the petitioners of this decision. 3. To initiate procedures on the merits of the case. 4. To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to be presented to the OAS General Assembly. Done and signed at the headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in Washington, D.C., on the 13th day of October 2005. (Signed) Clare K. Roberts, President; Susana Villarán, First Vice-President; Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Second Vice-President; Commissioners Evelio Fernández Arévalos, José Zalaquett, Freddy Gutiérrez, and Florentín Meléndez. 7