3 10. The public hearing on these provisional measures held on December 4, 2008,7 in Mexico City, the United Mexican States. 11. The briefs submitted between January 14, 2008, and May 14, 2010, in which the State reported on the implementation of the provisional measures. 12. The briefs submitted between February 2, 2008, and April 22, 2010, through which the representatives of the beneficiaries of the provisional measures (hereinafter "the representatives") submitted their comments on the State reports and information related to the provisional measures. 13. The briefs submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Inter-American Commission" or "the Commission") between January 25, 2008, and May 7, 2010, through which they submitted their comments on the State reports, as well as the report dated November 16, 2009, submitted by the Inter-American Commission regarding the in situ visit carried out between April 22 and 25, 2009, by the rapporteur for the rights of individuals deprived of liberty of the Inter-American Commission to the Mendoza Provincial Penitentiary and to the Gustavo André Penitentiary Unit in Lavalle. 14. The report dated May 18, 2010, through which the State requested that the provisional measures be lifted, as well as the briefs dated July 18 and 28, 2010, through which the representatives and the Commission submitted their comments on this request. 15. The Order issued by the President of the Tribunal on September 10, 2010,8 calling the State of Argentina, the representatives of the beneficiaries, and the Inter-American Commission to a public hearing to be held during the XLII Special Period of Sessions in Quito, Ecuador. 16. The public hearing held on November 17, 2010, in Quito, Ecuador.9 17. The briefs presented on November 24, 2010, by the State, the representatives, and the Inter-American Commission, reiterating what was expressed during the hearing and making reference to the provisional measures and the request that they be lifted. They were submitted by the deadline granted by the President for doing so during the hearing. 7 The following people attended the hearing: a) for the Inter-American Commission: Florentín Melendez; Commissioner; Juan Pablo Albán Alencastro, advisor, and Lilly Ching Soto, advisor; b) for the Republic of Argentina: Jorge Nelson Cardozo, Adviser to Foreign Secretary Alberto Javier Salgado, of the Human Rights Directorate, Office of Foreign Secretary, Argentina; Sebastián Godoy Lemos, Adjunct Secretary for Justice and Human Rights of Mendoza Province; María Jose Ubaldini, Human Rights Director for the Mendoza Province; and Pilar Mayoral, with the Human Rights Secretariat of the Justice Ministry; and, c) for the representatives of the beneficiaries: Carlos Eduardo Varela Álvarez and Alfredo Guevara Escayola. 8 9 Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of September 10, 2010. The following individuals attended this hearing: a) for the Inter-American Commission, Silvia Serrano Guzmán, advisor; b) for the Republic of Argentina: Mr. Javier Salgado, Human Rights Director of the Office of the Foreign Ministry, Agent; and María Florencia Segura, Alternate Agent; Pilar Mayoral, of the Human Rights Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice, Security, and Human Rights; María Jose Ubaldini, Human Rights Director for the Mendoza Province; and María Julia Loreto, attorney with the General Directorate of Human Rights of the Office of the Foreign Ministry; and c) for the beneficiaries, Mr. Carlos Varela Álvarez.