Therefore, the Commission concludes that the petition is inadmissible under Article 47(a) of the American Convention. THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, DECIDES: 1. To declare this petition admissible with regard to the alleged violation of rights protected in Articles 8 and 13 of the American Convention, in conjunction with the general obligations enshrined in Articles 1 and 2 of said instrument. 2. To notify the parties of this decision. 3. To continue its consideration of the merits, and 4. To publish this decision and to include it in its Annual Report to the OAS General Assembly. Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 23rd day of the month of July, 2007. (Signed): Paolo G. Carozza, Chairman; Luz Patricia Mejía Guerrero, First ViceChairwoman; Sir Clare K. Roberts, and Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, members of the Commission. * Commissioner Víctor E. Abramovich, of Argentine nationality, did not take part in the consideration or decision of the instant case in accordance with the provisions of Article 17(2) of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure.