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 Articles 27 and 31 of its Rules of Procedure,
DECIDES TO:
1.
Reiterate to the Republic of Honduras that it must adopt, without delay, the
measures necessary to effectively ensure the protection of Mr. Dencen Andino
Alvarado’s life and personal integrity, in accordance with Considering clauses 13 to
15 of this Order.
2.
Reiterate to the Republic of Honduras that it must adopt the measures
necessary to ensure that Mr. Dencen Andino Alvarado is not persecuted or
threatened as a result of his participation as a witness in the investigation conducted
by authorities in the case regarding the murder of Blanca Jeannette Kawas
Fernández, in accordance with Considering clause 19 of this Order.
3.
Reiterate to the Republic of Honduras that the measures of protection ordered
herein be designed and implemented with the participation of the beneficiary or his
representatives, in accordance with the Considering clause 22 of this Order
4.
Request the Republic of Honduras to report to the Court on the provisional
measures adopted to comply with this Order by September 5, 2011, at the latest. In
addition, that it subsequently continue reporting to the Court on the implementation
of the provisional measures every three months.
5.
Require the representatives of the beneficiary of these measures to submit
their observations to the State’s reports indicated in the preceding Operative
Paragraph within four weeks as of the date legal notice is served, and the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights to present its observations to those reports
within six weeks as of the date on which they are received.
6.
Require the Secretariat of the Court to provide legal notice of this Order upon
the Republic of Honduras, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the
beneficiary of these provisional measures.
Judge Vio Grossi presented his Dissenting Vote before the Court, and Judges GarcíaSayán, Franco, Ventura Robles, Macaulay and Abreu Blondet presented their
Concurring Opinion, all of which accompany this Order.
Diego García-Sayán
President
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