ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF JUNE 29, 1998
REQUEST FOR AMPLIFICATION OF THE PROVISIONAL MEASURES ADOPTED 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 Court”) of
June 14, 1998, in which it decided
1.
To order Trinidad and Tobago to take all measures necessary to preserve the life and
physical integrity of Wenceslaus James, Anthony Briggs, Anderson Noel, Anthony Garcia and
Christopher Bethel, so as not to hinder the processing of their cases before the Inter-American
system.
2.
To order Trinidad and Tobago to submit a report by June 30, 1998, on the measures
taken in compliance with this Order, and to require the Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights to submit its observations on this report within fifteen days of its receipt.
3.
To summon Trinidad and Tobago and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
to a public hearing on this matter at the seat of the Court on August 28, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.
2.
The communication of June 26, 1998, in which the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission”) submitted to the Court, pursuant to Article
63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention”
or “the Convention”) and Article 25 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the
Rules pf Procedure”), a request for the amplification of the provisional measures adopted by
the Court in the James, Briggs, Noel, Garcia and Bethel Cases, to include Darrin Roger
Thomas, whose Case (12.021) is currently pending before the Commission against the
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (hereinafter “the State” or “Trinidad and Tobago”).
3.
The aforesaid communication, in which the Commission requested the Court to order
the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to take provisional measures to stay the
execution of Darrin Roger Thomas until such time as the Commission has had
the opportunity to examine and decide Case 12.021, filed on his behalf,
pursuant to the Convention and its Regulations.
4.
The facts mentioned in the Commission’s request, which are summarized as follows:
a) The petition on behalf of Darrin Roger Thomas was presented to the Commission
on March 28, 1998;