Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of August 5, 2008 Provisional Measures with regard to Venezuela Matter of Carlos Nieto Palma et al. HAVING SEEN: 1. The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the InterAmerican Court” or “the Court”) of July 9 2004, granting provisional measures in favor of Carlos Nieto Palma and his next of kin, Ivonne Palma Sánchez, Eva Teresa Nieto Palma and John Carmelo Laicono Nieto. 2. The Order of the Inter-American Court of September 22, 2006, in which it reiterated to the State that it must maintain any measures it had adopted and order, forthwith, the measures necessary to provide effective protection to the life, integrity and liberty of Carlos Nieto Palma, and the life and integrity of Ivonne Palma Sánchez, Eva Teresa Nieto Palma and John Carmelo Laicono Nieto. 3. The Order of the Inter-American Court of July 3, 2007, in which, inter alia, it decided: […] 1. To lift the provisional measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in favor of Eva Teresa Nieto Palma and John Carmelo Laicono Nieto in its Order of September 22, 2006. 2. To reiterate to the State the requirement that it maintain any measures it had adopted and order, forthwith, those necessary to provide effective protection to the life, integrity and personal liberty of Carlos Nieto Palma, and the life and integrity of Yvonne Palma Sánchez. 3. To require the State to allow the beneficiaries of these measures to take part in their planning and implementation and, in general, to keep them informed about progress in the implementation of the measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 4. To reiterate to the State that it must continue to report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the provisional measures it has adopted every two months from notification of th[e] order and to require the beneficiaries of these measures or their representative and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to present their observations within four and six weeks, respectively, of notification of the State’s reports. […] 4. The briefs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter “Venezuela” or “the State”) submitted on October 8 and November 14, 2007; and April 29 and July 11, 2008. 5. The briefs submitted by Carlos Nieto Palma on October 18, 2007, and April 23, 2008. 6. The briefs submitted by the Inter-American Commission on March 18 and June 23, 2008.