Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights∗ of May 17, 2007 Provisional Measures regarding Peru Matter of Ramírez-Hinostroza et al. HAVING SEEN: 1. The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter "the Court" or "the Tribunal") of September 21, 2005 on provisional measures, wherein it decided, inter alia, to ratify, in its entirety, the Order of the President of the Court (hereinafter "the President") of July 22, 2005, and, therefore, to call upon the State of Peru (hereinafter "the State" or "Peru") to maintain whatever measures it might have adopted and to adopt, forthwith, such measures as may be necessary to comply with the decisions of said Order regarding the protection of the life and personal integrity of Mr. Luis Alberto RamírezHinostroza, his wife Susana Silvia Rivera-Prado, his three daughters: Yolanda Susana Ramírez-Rivera, Karen Rose Ramírez-Rivera and Lucero Consuelo Ramírez-Rivera, and his attorney Carlos Rivera-Paz, taking into account the gravity of the situation and the special risk conditions. 2. That the Court, in its Order of February 7, 2006, decided, inter alia, to call upon the State to maintain, for three months, such measures as might be necessary to protect the life and personal integrity of Mr. Carlos Rivera-Paz and that, upon lapse of said period of time, it would assess the need for said measures to remain in force. 3. The brief of May 9, 2006, wherein Mr. Ramírez-Hinostroza included a copy of the duly signed power-of-attorney granted in favor of Messrs. Raúl Ángel Ramos de la Torre and Cesar Manuel Saldaña-Ramírez to act before the Court as his attorneys. 4. The Order of the Court of July 4, 2006, wherein it decided, inter alia, to rescind and put an end to the provisional measures adopted by the Court in favor of Mr. Carlos RiveraPaz, who used to be Mr. Ramírez-Hinostroza’s attorney; and ordered the State to maintain the measures it might have adopted and to adopt, forthwith, such measures as may be necessary to protect the life and personal integrity of Mr. Luis Alberto Ramírez-Hinostroza, his wife Susana Silvia Rivera-Prado, and his three daughters: Yolanda Susana RamírezRivera, Karen Rose Ramírez-Rivera and Lucero Consuelo Ramírez-Rivera. ∗ Judge Manuel E. Ventura-Robles excused himself before the Court from taking part in 30th Special Session held in Guatemala city, Guatemala and, therefore, he did not participate in the debate and signature of this Order. Judge Diego García-Sayán informed the Court that, for reasons beyond his control, he would not be able to participate in the debate and signature of this Order.