conflict, constitute a clear message that the risk can materialize under the
precautionary measures.”
4.
The request of the Commission for the Court, based on Article 63(2) of the
American Convention and Article 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court, to require
that the State:
a)
“[a]dopt immediate measures to individually protect Mr. Danilo Rueda, without
territorial limitations, pursuant to the requirements of the beneficiary in order to
avoid the materialization of death threats against him and ensure the continuity
of his work as an advocate for human rights";
b) “[e]stablish a quick and effective mechanism for assessing the risk faced by Mr.
Danilo Rueda, that allows for qualitatively identifying the current sources of risk
and, consequently, taking the appropriate protective measures against them";
c) “[a]dopt other measures, in consultation with [Mr. Danilo Rueda], that allow for
the public destigmatization stemming from the highest levels of government of
Mr. Danilo Rueda’s work as a human rights defender and as Director of the
CIJP,” and
d)
“[c]ome to an agreement with [Mr. Danilo Rueda] of the implementation of
provisional measures.”
5.
The Commission’s request to the “President in office of the [...] Court who holds
the power to order, exceptionally, urgent measures established in Article 2[7].6 of the
Rules of Procedure” to protect the life and personal integrity of Mr. Danilo Rueda,” in
order to, pursuant to such Rules of Procedure, ensure the effectiveness of the
provisional measures that the Court will eventually ratify.”
6.
The Secretariat's note of April 25, 2014, whereby, pursuant to the instructions of
the Standing President of the Court in this case, requested that the State, in a nonextendable deadline of May 2, 2014, submit the observations it deemed relevant to the
request for provisional measures filed on April 23, 2014 (supra Having Seen clause 1),
as well as any additional information it considers relevant to Mr. Danilo Rueda’s
situation. Furthermore, the Secretariat's note of April 28, 2014, by which, given the
information provided by the Commission in a brief of April 26, 2014 (supra Having
Seen clause 1), following the instructions of the Standing President of the Court,
requested that the State, in a non-extendable deadline of April 30, 2014, submit any
observations it deemed relevant to that brief, as well as on the brief submitted on April
23, 2014.
7.
The brief of the State of May 2, 2014, wherein the State provided its
observations to the brief filed by the Inter-American Commission and noted that:
a) “efforts have been made to safeguard the right to life and personal integrity of
the beneficiaries of the precautionary measures adopted by the Commission,
which include Mr. Danilo Rueda, through a process of negotiation in which the
petitioners, the beneficiaries, and competent authorities have participated.”
According to the State, throughout the various occasions in which the
precautionary measures were discussed, “although there has been a request to
strengthen the measures of protection, the beneficiary organization has not
expressed a need for individualized protection schemes.” However, “the State
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