11 13. That the practice of this Tribunal has been to protect, through the adoption of provisional measures, witnesses who have deposed before the Court.8 NOW, THEREFORE, THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Article 63(2) of the American Convention, and Article 25 of its Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To require that the State of the Dominican Republic adopt, forthwith, whatever measures are necessary to protect the lives and personal integrity of Benito Tide-Méndez, Antonio Sension, Andrea Alezy, Janty Fils-Aime, and William MedinaFerreras. 2. To require that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urgently report in detail to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, no later than August 31, 2000, about the current situation of Rafaelito Pérez-Charles and Berson Gelim, in relationship to diverging affirmations of the parties on these two persons. 3. To require that the State of the Dominican Republic abstain from deporting or expelling Benito Tide-Méndez and Antonio Sension from its territory. 4. To require that the State of the Dominican Republic permit the immediate return to its territory of Janty Fils-Aime and William Medina-Ferreras. 5. To require that the State of the Dominican Republic permit, within the shortest possible time, the family reunification of Antonio Sension and Andrea Alezy with their minor children in the Dominican Republic. 6. To require that the State of the Dominican Republic collaborate with Antonio Sension to obtain information on the whereabouts of his next of kin either in Haiti or in the Dominican Republic. 7. To require that the State of the Dominican Republic, within the framework of the pertinent cooperation agreements between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, investigate the situation of Janty Fils-Aime and William Medina-Ferreras, under the supervision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, to expedite the results of such investigations. 8 Cfr., Velásquez-Rodríguez, Fairén-Garbi and Solís-Corrales, and Godínez-Cruz Cases, Provisional Measures. Order of January 15, 1988. Series E N° 1; Caballero-Delgado and Santana Case, Provisional Measures. Order of December 7, 1994. Series E N° 1; Blake Case, Provisional Measures. Orders of September 22, 1995 and April 18, 1997. Series E N° 1 and 2; Bámaca-Velásquez Case, Provisional Measures. Orders of June 30, 1998 and August 29, 1998. Series E N° 2; Paniagua-Morales et al. and Vásquez et al. Cases, Provisional Measures. Orders of February 10, 1998 and June 19, 1998. Series E N° 2.