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imperative to require the State to maintain the provisional measures necessary to
preserve their life and physical integrity.
NOW THEREFORE:
THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
pursuant to the authority conferred by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on
Human Rights and Article 25 of the Rules of Procedure,
DECIDES:
1.
To order Trinidad and Tobago to maintain the Provisional Measures ordered
by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on 14 June 1998, 29 August 1998, 25
May 1999, 27 May 1999 and 25 September 1999 in favour of Wenceslaus James,
Anderson Noel, Anthony Garcia, Christopher Bethel, Darrin Roger Thomas, Haniff
Hilaire, Denny Baptiste, Wilberforce Bernard, Naresh Boodram, Clarence Charles,
Phillip Chotolal, George Constantine, Rodney Davis, Natasha De Leon, Mervyn
Edmund, Alfred Frederick, Nigel Mark, Wayne Matthews, Steve Mungroo, Vijay
Mungroo, Wilson Prince, Martin Reid, Noel Seepersad, Gangaleen Tahaloo, Keiron
Thomas, Samuel Winchester, Peter Benjamin, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin, Anthony
Johnson, Amir Mowlah, Allan Phillip, Krishandath Seepersad, Narine Sooklal, Mervyn
Parris and Francis Mansingh so as not to hinder the processing of their Cases before
the Inter-American system.
2.
To require Trinidad and Tobago to submit information, on or before 31
August 2000, on the circumstances that led to the execution of Joey Ramiah so that
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights may consider it and include it in its
report to the next General Assembly of the Organisation of American States.
3.
To require the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to submit, on or
before 31 August 2000, detailed information on the status of the Cases of Anderson
Noel, Christopher Bethel, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin and Anthony Johnson.
4.
To urge the State of Trinidad and Tobago to report every two months on the
status of the appeals and scheduled executions of Wenceslaus James, Anderson
Noel, Anthony Garcia, Christopher Bethel, Darrin Roger Thomas, Haniff Hilaire,
Denny Baptiste, Wilberforce Bernard, Naresh Boodram, Clarence Charles, Phillip
Chotolal, George Constantine, Rodney Davis, Natasha De Leon, Mervyn Edmund,
Alfred Frederick, Nigel Mark, Wayne Matthews, Steve Mungroo, Vijay Mungroo,
Wilson Prince, Martin Reid, Noel Seepersad, Gangaleen Tahaloo, Keiron Thomas,
Samuel Winchester, Peter Benjamin, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin, Anthony Johnson,
Amir Mowlah, Allan Phillip, Krishandath Seepersad, Narine Sooklal, Mervyn Parris
and Francis Mansingh and to require the Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights to send its observations on these reports to the Inter-American Court of
Human Rights within six weeks of their receipt.
5.
To urge the State of Trinidad and Tobago and the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights to inform the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
immediately of any significant developments concerning the circumstances of
Wenceslaus James, Anderson Noel, Anthony Garcia, Christopher Bethel, Darrin