2 3. The communication dated July 29, August 21, and December 5, 2008; April 27 and October 20, 2009; and May 6, July 7, August 25 and 31, and October 7, 2010, whereby the representatives of the beneficiaries (hereinafter "the representatives") submitted their comments on the State’s reports along with additional information regarding the implementation of these provisional measures, as well as allegations of new facts of threats against the beneficiaries. 4. The communication dated October 2 and December 31, 2008; June 16 and October 27, 2009; January 20, May 7, June 28, August 27, and September 1, 2010, through which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter "the InterAmerican Commission" or "the Commission") submitted its comments on the information presented by the State and on the corresponding comments of the representatives with regard to the implementation of these provisional measures and the allegations of new facts of threats against the beneficiaries. 5. The communication dated October 7, 2010, whereby the representatives reported to the Tribunal on the alleged murder of beneficiary Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez. 6. The note of the Secretariat of the Court (hereinafter "the Secretariat") dated October 8, 2010, which, following the instructions of the President of the Court (hereinafter "the President"), asked the State to submit information on the alleged murder of beneficiary Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez. 7. The brief dated October 25, 2010, in which the State submitted the information requested by the President on the alleged murder of beneficiary Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez (supra Having Seen 6). 8. The note of the Secretariat dated October 27, 2010, asking the representatives of the Inter-American Commission to submit any comments they deem pertinent on the information submitted by the State on the alleged murder of Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez; as well as the notes from the Secretariat dated November 11 and 19, 2010, reiterating that request to the representatives and the Commission given that the deadline for submitting comments expired without any comments having been received by the Tribunal. 9. The communications dated November 24, 2010, through which the representatives and the Inter-American Commission separately submitted their comments on the information submitted by the State with regard to the alleged murder of Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez. CONSIDERING THAT: 1. Colombia has been a State Party to the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) since July 31, 1973, and accepted the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court on June 21, 1985, in keeping with Article 62 of the Convention. 2. Article 63(2) of the Convention requires that in order for the Court to issue provisional measures, three conditions must be met: i) “extreme gravity;” ii) “urgency,” and iii) “avoiding irreparable damage to persons.” These three conditions coexist and must be present in every situation in which the Tribunal’s intervention is requested. In the same way, the three conditions described must persist in order for the Court to maintain the protection it has ordered. If one of those conditions has ceased to be