Order of the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
of February 3, 2010
Case of Las Palmeras v. Colombia
(Monitoring Compliance with Judgment)
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The Judgment on merits delivered by the Inter-American Court of Human
Rights (hereinafter, “the Court,” “the Inter-American Court” or “the Tribunal”) on
December 6, 2001.
2.
The Judgment on reparations rendered by the Inter-American Court on
November 26, 2002.
3.
The Orders of the Court of November 17, 2004 and August 4, 2008. In the
latter Order, the Tribunal declared, inter alia:
[…]
3. That it will keep open the procedure to monitor the items that are still pending compliance,
to wit:
a)
Steps taken to investigate the facts of the instant case […] and publish the results of
the proceedings ([O]perative [p]aragraph one of the Judgment on reparations of
November 26, 2002), and
b)
Necessary steps to identify N.N./Moisés, within a reasonable time, to locate, exhume
and deliver his remains to his next of kin, and to pay said next of kin the amount owed by
the State ([O]perative paragraphs two and five of the Judgment on reparations of
November 26, 2002).
4.
The brief of January 8, 2009, whereby the Republic of Colombia (hereinafter,
“the State” or “Colombia”) reported on compliance with the Judgment on reparations
(supra Having Seen clause No. 2).
5.
The letters of January 12 and March 17, 2009, whereby the Secretariat of the
Court asked the representatives of the victims (hereinafter, “the representatives”)
and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter, “the Commission”
or “the Inter-American Commission”) to submit their observations to the State’s
report (supra Having Seen clause No. 4). Said observations are yet to be received.
6.
The Order issued by the President of the Court (hereinafter, “the President”)
on December 7, 2009, whereby she asked the State, the representatives and the
Inter-American Commission to a private hearing to obtain information from the State