ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF OCTOBER 2, 2003
EXPANSION OF URGENT MEASURES
LUISIANA RÍOS ET AL.
VS.
VENEZUELA CASE
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The November 27, 2002 Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
(hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) in which it decided:
1.
To order the State to adopt, without delay, all necessary measures
to protect the life and personal safety of Luisiana Ríos, Armando Amaya,
Antonio José Monroy, Laura Castellanos and Argenis Uribe, employees of
Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV).
2.
To order the State to allow the applicants to participate in planning
and implementation of the protection measures and, in general, to inform
them of progress regarding the measures ordered by the Inter-American
Court of Human Rights.
3.
To order the State to investigate the facts stated in the complaint
that gave rise to the instant measures, with the aim of discovering and
punishing those responsible.
[…]
2.
The February 20, 2003 Order of the Court, in which it decided:
1.
To find that the State has not effectively implemented the
Provisional Measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
in its November 27, 2002 Order.
2.
To reiterate its order for the State to adopt, forthwith, such measures
as may be necessary to protect the lives and the right to humane treatment of
Luisiana Ríos, Armando Amaya, Antonio José Monroy, Laura Castellanos, and
Argenis Uribe.
3.
To reiterate its order for the State to allow the applicants to
participate in planning and implementation of the protection measures and
[...] to inform them of progress regarding the measures ordered by the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
4.
To reiterate its order for the State to investigate the facts stated in
the complaint that gave rise to the instant measures, with the aim of
discovering and punishing those responsible.
[…]
6.
To order the State to report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on
the measures adopted to comply with the instant Order, no later than February 28,
2003.