62. Based on the factual and legal arguments presented above, and without prejudicing the merits of the case, THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, DECIDES: 1. To declare this complaint admissible in accordance with Articles 46, 47, and 48 of the American Convention on Human Rights. 2. To notify the parties of this decision. 3. To continue with its analysis of the merits of the case. 4. To make itself available to the parties with a view to reaching a friendly settlement based on respect for the rights enshrined in the American Convention, and to invite the parties to express their opinions on that possibility. 5. To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the General Assembly of the OAS. Given and signed at the headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in the city of Washington, D.C., on 9 March 1999. (Signed): Robert K. Goldman, Chairman; Hélio Bicudo, First Vice-Chairman; Claudio Grossman, Second Vice-Chairman; and Commissioners Carlos Ayala Corao, Alvaro Tirado Mejía, and Jean Joseph Exumé. 9