ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS* OF APRIL 6, 2006 PROVISIONAL MEASURES REGARDING EL SALVADOR CASE OF THE SERRANO-CRUZ SISTERS HAVING SEEN: 1. The Judgment on the merits, reparations and costs delivered by the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights (hereinafter "the Court" or "the Tribunal") on March 1, 2005 in the case of the Serrano-Cruz Sisters regarding the State of El Salvador (hereinafter "the State" or "El Salvador"). 2. The brief of March 27, 2006 and its Appendixes, whereby the Asociación ProBúsqueda de Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos (Pro-Búsqueda) (Association for the Search of Disappeared Children), the Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) (Center for Justice and International Law) and representatives of the victims and their next of kin (hereinafter "the representatives") submitted to the Inter-American Court, in accordance with Articles 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Convention" or "the American Convention") and 25 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter "the Rules of Procedure"), a request for provisional measures "in favor of José Mario SánchezGonzález -known as Mario Sánchez-, incumbent General Manager of Pro-Búsqueda", so that the Court would call upon the State "to stop any potential deportation action against Mr. Mario Sánchez-González until the submitted request for renewal of temporary residence is decided." 3. The alleged facts and arguments constituting the basis for the request for provisional measures submitted by the representatives (supra Having Seen clause No. 2), which are summarized below: a) on January 1, 2006, Mr. Mario Sánchez, a Nicaraguan national, was hired by Asociación Pro-Búsqueda de Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos (Association for the Search of Disappeared Children) to hold office as General Manager of said association. At that time, he had the migratory condition of temporary resident with work permit, which condition was to expire on * Judge Diego García-Sayán excused himself from hearing the case of the Serrano-Cruz Sisters, in accordance with Articles 19 of the Statute and 19 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court, by reason of which he did not take part in the passing of the Judgment of said case nor of this Order regarding the request for measures.