4 THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, by virtue of the powers conferred on it in Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 24 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court, DECIDES: 1. To ratify the Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of April 12, 1996. 2. To call upon the Government of the Republic of Guatemala: a. To maintain the provisional measures on behalf of Father Daniel Joseph Vogt. b. As a vital aspect of its protective duty, to take effective measures to investigate the events denounced and, where appropriate, punish the perpetrators. 3. To call upon the Government of Guatemala to continue to report every two months on the provisional measures taken. 4. To call upon the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to submit to the Court its comments on that information not later than one month from the date of its receipt. Héctor Fix-Zamudio President Hernán Salgado-Pesantes Oliver Jackman Alejandro Montiel-Argüello Antônio A. Cançado Trindade Manuel E. Ventura-Robles Secretary So ordered, Héctor Fix-Zamudio President Manuel E. Ventura-Robles Secretary