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3.
The communication dated July 29, August 21, and December 5, 2008; April 27
and October 20, 2009; and May 6, July 7, August 25 and 31, and October 7, 2010,
whereby the representatives of the beneficiaries (hereinafter "the representatives")
submitted their comments on the State’s reports along with additional information
regarding the implementation of these provisional measures, as well as allegations of
new facts of threats against the beneficiaries.
4.
The communication dated October 2 and December 31, 2008; June 16 and
October 27, 2009; January 20, May 7, June 28, August 27, and September 1, 2010,
through which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter "the InterAmerican Commission" or "the Commission") submitted its comments on the information
presented by the State and on the corresponding comments of the representatives with
regard to the implementation of these provisional measures and the allegations of new
facts of threats against the beneficiaries.
5.
The communication dated October 7, 2010, whereby the representatives reported
to the Tribunal on the alleged murder of beneficiary Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez.
6.
The note of the Secretariat of the Court (hereinafter "the Secretariat") dated
October 8, 2010, which, following the instructions of the President of the Court
(hereinafter "the President"), asked the State to submit information on the alleged
murder of beneficiary Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez.
7.
The brief dated October 25, 2010, in which the State submitted the information
requested by the President on the alleged murder of beneficiary Sebastián Naranjo
Jiménez (supra Having Seen 6).
8.
The note of the Secretariat dated October 27, 2010, asking the representatives of
the Inter-American Commission to submit any comments they deem pertinent on the
information submitted by the State on the alleged murder of Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez;
as well as the notes from the Secretariat dated November 11 and 19, 2010, reiterating
that request to the representatives and the Commission given that the deadline for
submitting comments expired without any comments having been received by the
Tribunal.
9.
The communications dated November 24, 2010, through which the
representatives and the Inter-American Commission separately submitted their
comments on the information submitted by the State with regard to the alleged murder
of Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez.
CONSIDERING THAT:
1.
Colombia has been a State Party to the American Convention on Human Rights
(hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) since July 31, 1973, and
accepted the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court on June 21, 1985, in keeping with
Article 62 of the Convention.
2.
Article 63(2) of the Convention requires that in order for the Court to issue
provisional measures, three conditions must be met: i) “extreme gravity;” ii) “urgency,”
and iii) “avoiding irreparable damage to persons.” These three conditions coexist and
must be present in every situation in which the Tribunal’s intervention is requested. In
the same way, the three conditions described must persist in order for the Court to
maintain the protection it has ordered. If one of those conditions has ceased to be