Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of December 17, 2007 Provisional Measures regarding Colombia Matter of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó HAVING SEEN: 1. The Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the President of the Court”) of October 9, 2000. 2. The public hearings held at the seat of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) on November 16, 2000, June 13, 2002, and March 14, 2005. 3. The Orders of the Inter-American Court of November 24, 2000, June 18, 2002, November 17, 2004, March 15, 2005, and February 2, 2006. 4. The reports of the State of Colombia (hereinafter “the State”) of March 21, April 11, June 27 and September 14, 2006, and February 14, June 13, August 2 and November 7, 2007, together with the communication of November 26, 2007. 5. The note of the beneficiaries of these provisional measures, the members of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó (hereinafter “the Peace Community”) of April 17, 2002, in which it appointed a new representative. The observations of the representative (hereinafter “the representative”) of May 4, August 7 and October 31, 2006, and March 7, April 3, May 20, July 17, July 27, October 2 and December 2, 2007. 6. The observations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”) of August 11, 2006, and January 7, March 25, April 25, May 28 and October 5, 2007. CONSIDERING: 1. That Colombia ratified the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) on July 31, 1973, and accepted the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court, pursuant to Article 62 of the Convention on June 21, 1985. 2. That Article 63(2) of the American Convention establishes that: “[i]n cases of extreme gravity and urgency, and when necessary to avoid irreparable damage to persons, the Court shall adopt such provisional measures as it deems pertinent in matters it has under consideration. With respect to a case not yet submitted to the Court, it may act at the request of the Commission.”