-7representatives, by properly trained and qualified personnel not belonging to the security bodies that have been denounced by the beneficiary. 13. That the background information furnished by the Commission and the information submitted by the State regarding the facts involving Ms. GuerreroGallucci and Mr. Martínez-Barrios prove, prima facie, that there exists a situation of extreme gravity and urgency as regards their rights to life and personal integrity. The standard of prima facie appreciation of a case and the application of presumptions in light of the need for protection have led the Court to order provisional measures on several occasions. Consequently, this Tribunal deems it necessary to protect the aforementioned persons with provisional measures, pursuant to the provisions of the American Convention. 14. That the adoption of provisional measures does not imply a decision on the merits of the dispute between the petitioners and the State. By adopting provisional measures, the Court is only exercising its mandate under the Convention, in cases of extreme gravity and urgency that require measures of protection to avoid irreparable damage to persons.4 NOW THEREFORE: THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, by virtue of the authority conferred on it by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Articles 25 and 29 of its Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To call upon the State to adopt, forthwith, such provisional measures as may be necessary to protect the rights to life and personal integrity of Ms. María del Rosario Guerrero-Gallucci and Mr. Adolfo Segundo Martínez-Barrios, taking into account the gravity of the situation and the special risk conditions. 2. To call upon the State to investigate the facts that prompted the adoption of these provisional measures and, if appropriate, to identify those responsible and impose on them the corresponding punishment. 3. To call upon the State to perform all relevant actions so that the measures of protection ordered herein are planned and implemented with the participation of the beneficiaries thereof or their representatives, in such a manner that said measures are executed diligently and effectively by properly trained and qualified personnel not belonging to the security bodies that have been denounced by the beneficiary. Additionally, the State must keep the beneficiaries informed of any progress made in the implementation of the aforementioned measures. 4 Cf. Matter of the Forensic Anthropology Foundation, supra note 1, Considering clause No. 5; Matter of the Mendoza Prisons, supra note 3, Considering clause No. 4, and Matter of Yare I and Yare II Capital Region Penitentiary Center (Yare Prison), supra note 3, Considering clause No. 5.