Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of June 14, 2007 Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela Case of Luisiana Ríos et al. HAVING SEEN: 1. The Order issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court” or “the Tribunal”) on November 27, 2002, through which it ordered the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter “the State” or “Venezuela”), upon request of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”), the adoption of provisional measures to protect the life and the right to humane treatment of Luisiana Ríos, Armando Amaya, Antonio José Monroy, Laura Castellanos, and Argenis Uribe, employees of the television station Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV).1 Said request was in relation to a petition that was being processed at that time before the Commission. 2. The Orders issued on November 21, 2003, September 8, 2004, and September 12, 2005, through which, based on subsequent requests for an expansion of the mentioned measures presented by the Commission in relation to a petition that at that time was being processed before the latter, the Tribunal expanded the provisional measures ordered.2 (supra Having Seen paragraph 1) These measures are in force, thus the State currently has the obligation to: […A]dopt, without delay, all measures necessary to protect the life and right to humane treatment of Messrs. Luisiana Ríos, Armando Amaya, Antonio José Monroy, Laura Castellanos, Argenis Uribe, Carlos Colmenares, Noé Pernía, and Pedro Nikken, as well as the freedom of expression of the last three. […A]dopt, without delay, the measures necessary to protect the life, right to humane treatment, and freedom of expression of all the reporters, directors, and employees of the social media Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), as well as that of the people in the installations of said social media (RCTV) or related to its journalistic operation. […A]dopt, without delay, the measures necessary to offer protection around the headquarters of the social media Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV). […I]nvestiga[te] the facts that led to the adoption of these provisional measures and their expansion, in order to identify those responsible and impose on them the corresponding punishments. Cf. Matter of Luisiana Ríos et al. v. Venezuela. (Radio Caracas Televisión –RCTV-). Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2002. 2 Cf. Matter of Luisiana Ríos et al. v. Venezuela. Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 21, 2003, and Matter of Luisiana Ríos et al. v. Venezuela (Radio Caracas Televisión –RCTV-). Provisional measures regarding Venezuela. Orders of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of September 8, 2004 and September 12, 2005. 1