THEREFORE:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
in exercise of his authority in relation to the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund of this Court,
and pursuant to Article 31 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court and Article 3 of the Rules
of the Assistance Fund,
DECIDES:
1.
To declare admissible the request submitted by the alleged victims, through the
common intervenors of the representatives, to have access to the Victims’ Legal Assistance
Fund of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and to grant the financial assistance
necessary for the presentation of a maximum of four testimonies, either by means of
affidavits or at a public hearing. The amount, recipients and purpose of this assistance shall
be determined when a decision is made on the production of the testimonial and expert
evidence, and the opening of the oral proceedings, under the terms of Article 50 of the
Court’s Rules of Procedure, in accordance with considering paragraphs 9 to 11 of this Order.
2.
To order the Secretariat of the Court to notify this Order to the common intervenors
of the representatives of the alleged victims, to the State of Chile and to the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights.
Diego García-Sayán
President
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri
Secretary
So ordered,
Diego García-Sayán
President
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri
Secretary
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