ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DECEMBER 22, 2010 REQUEST FOR PROVISIONAL MEASURES PRESENTED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REGARDING THE REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS MATTER OF JOSÉ LUIS GALDÁMEZ ÁLVAREZ ET AL. HAVING SEEN: 1. The brief by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”) dated December 6, 2010, and its annexes submitting a request to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court,” “the Court” or “the Tribunal”) for provisional measures under Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Article 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter "the Rules of Procedure"), requesting that the Republic of Honduras (hereinafter "the State" or “Honduras") take, without delay, the measures necessary to guarantee the lives, personal integrity, and freedom of expression of Mr. José Luis Galdámez Álvarez, journalist and director of the Radio Globo program “Tras la Verdad” (“In Pursuit of the Truth”) and beneficiary of precautionary measure 196/09 (Honduras) and his companion Wendy Orellana Molina, his children Pedro Luis, José Luis, Marlon Josué and Ramón Israel, all with the surname Galdámez, as well as his two minor children whose identities the Commission has requested be kept confidential. 2. The facts on which, according to the Commission, the request for provisional measures is based: a) In a report published on January 20, 2010, following the coup d'étatwhich took place on June 28, 2009, the Commission highlighted that the work of journalists in Honduras, including that of Mr. Galdámez Álvarez, has been affected by threats and other forms of the intimidation. Likewise, it made reference to the "inefficiency of judicial remedies in protecting human rights;" b) On June 28, 2009, the Commission granted precautionary measures 196/09 to "safeguard the life and personal integrity of the Minister of Foreign Relations of […] Honduras, Ms. Patricia Rodas" in the context of the coup d'état. With the broadening of the aforementioned precautionary measures, the lives and personal integrity of numerous individuals facing a situation of grave and urgent risk as a consequence of the aforementioned coup d’état were protected; c) On July 21, 2009, the Commission received information on threats and harassment to the detriment of various individuals, among them Mr. José Luis Galdámez Álvarez. in this regard, the representatives stated that Mr. Galdámez