Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of July 9, 2009 Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela Matter of Liliana Ortega et al. HAVING SEEN: The Order issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) on November 27, 2002, in which it decided, inter alia: 1. 1. To order the State to adopt, without delay, all necessary measures to protect the life and personal integrity of Liliana Ortega, Yris Medina Cova, Hilda Páez (Gilda Páez), Maritza Romero, Aura Liscano (Lizcano), Alicia de González, and Carmen Alicia Mendoza, all of whom are members of the non-governmental organization Comité de Familiares de Víctimas de los Sucesos de Febrero-Marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC). 2. To order the State to allow the applicants to participate in the planning and implementation of the protection measures and, in general, to inform them of progress regarding the measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 3. To order the State to investigate the facts stated in the complaint that gave rise to the instant measures in order to discover and punish those responsible. 2. The Orders of the Court of February 21 and December 2, 2003, and May 4, 2004, in which it declared, inter alia, that the State “had not implemented the provisional measures effectively” and reiterated the said measures in favor of the beneficiaries. 3. The Order issued by the Court on March 1, 2005, in which it decided: 1. To rescind the provisional measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in favor of Yris Medina Cova and Carmen Alicia Mendoza by its Order of November 27, 2002, and reiterated in its Orders of February 21 and December 2, 2003, and May 4, 2004. 2. To require the State to maintain or adopt the necessary measures to protect the life and personal integrity of Liliana Ortega, Hilda Páez [Gilda Páez), Maritza Romero, Aura Liscano [Lizcano) and Alicia de González. 3. To reiterate to the State that it must allow the petitioners to take part in the planning and implementation of the measures of protection 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 that it must investigate the facts that gave rise to the adoption of these provisional measures in order to identify those responsible and impose on them the corresponding sanctions. 5. To reiterate to the State that it has the obligation to implement the provisional measures ordered by the Court and to present the required reports with the frequency indicated by the Court. 6. To reiterate to the State and to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that they should take the necessary steps to create an appropriate mechanism to coordinate and supervise the provisional measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.