in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 25 of its Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To declare that the State has not implemented effectively the provisional measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in its Order of November 27, 2002. 2. To reiterate to the State the requirement that it adopt forthwith all necessary measures to protect the live and safety of Luisiana Ríos, Armando Amaya, Antonio José Monroy, Laura Castellanos and Argenis Uribe. 3. To reiterate to the State the requirement that it allow the petitioners to take part in the planning and implementation of the protection measures and, in general, keep them informed of progress in the measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 4. To reiterate to the State the requirement that it investigate the facts denounced which gave rise to these measures in order to discover those responsible and punish them. 5. To call upon the State and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to take the necessary steps to create an appropriate mechanism to coordinate and monitor the above mentioned measures by March 21, 2003, at the latest. 6. To call upon the State to report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the measures that it has adopted in compliance with this Order by February 28, 2003, at the latest. 7. To call on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to present to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights any comments that it deems appropriate within one week of notification of the State’s report. 8. To call upon the State, following its communication of February 28, 2003 (supra fifth operative paragraph), to continue informing the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, every two months, on the provisional measures adopted and to call on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to present its comments on these reports within six weeks of receiving them. 9. To notify this order to the State and to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Antônio A. Cançado Trindade President Sergio García-Ramírez Hernán Salgado-Pesantes