ORDER OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF NOVEMBER 26, 2001
PROVISIONAL MEASURES ORDERED BY THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
JAMES ET AL. CASES*
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the
Inter-American Court,” “the Court” or “the Tribunal”) of November 24, 2000, in
which it decided:
1.
To order the State of Trinidad and Tobago to maintain the Provisional
Measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on 14 June
1998, 29 August 1998, 25 May 1999, 27 May 1999, 25 September 1999 and
16 August 2000 in favour of Wenceslaus James, Anderson Noel, Anthony
Garcia, Christopher Bethel, Darrin Roger Thomas, Haniff Hilaire, Denny
Baptiste, Wilberforce Bernard, Naresh Boodram, Clarence Charles, Phillip
Chot[a]lal, George Constantine, Rodney Davis, Natasha De Leon, Mervyn
Edmund, Alfred Frederick, Nigel Mark, Wayne Matthews, Steve Mungroo, Vijay
Mungroo, Wilson Prince, Martin Reid, Noel Seepersad, Ganga[d]een Tahaloo,
Keiron Thomas, Samuel Winchester, Peter Benjamin, Kevin Dial, Andrew
Dottin, Anthony Johnson, Amir Mowlah, Allan Phillip, Krish[e]ndath Seepersad,
Narine Sooklal, Mervyn Parris and Francis Mansingh so as not to hinder the
processing of their cases before the [I]nter-American system of human rights
protection.
2.
To require the State of Trinidad and Tobago to submit, on or before 15
February 2001, detailed information concerning the proceedings of Anderson
Noel, Christopher Bethel, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin and Anthony Johnson
before the domestic courts.
3.
To require the State of Trinidad and Tobago to submit information, on
or before 15 February 2001, on the status of the cases of all the persons
protected by the Provisional Measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of
Human Rights, so that the Court may consider whether the State of Trinidad
and Tobago has complied with its Orders in order to include such information
in its report to the next General Assembly of the Organization of American
States.
4.
To urge the State of Trinidad and Tobago to comply with the Orders of
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of 14 June 1998, 29 August 1998,
25 May 1999, 27 May 1999, 25 September 1999 and 16 August 2000 and,
after its report of 15 February 2001, to continue to report every two months
on the status of the appeals and scheduled executions of Wenceslaus James,
Anderson Noel, Anthony Garcia, Christopher Bethel, Darrin Roger Thomas,
Haniff Hilaire, Denny Baptiste, Wilberforce Bernard, Naresh Boodram, Clarence
Charles, Phillip Chot[a]lal, George Constantine, Rodney Davis, Natasha De
*
Judges Máximo Pacheco-Gómez and Oliver Jackman informed the Court that, for reasons beyond
their control, they were unable to be present in part and in whole during the Tribunal’s LIII Ordinary
Period of Sessions, respectively. For these reasons, they did not take part in the deliberation and
signature of this Order.