14 12. The Court notes with concern that the representatives of the beneficiaries of these provisional measures have not been officially authorized or allowed to enter the Yare Prison since May of 2006 (supra Having Seen clause 3.c.iv). In light of this situation, the Court observes that, in August and October of 2007, a representative of the NGO “Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones” entered the Yare Prison as a regular visitor, not as a representative of the beneficiaries, in order to verify the prison conditions (supra Having Seen clause 3.c.vi). In this regard, the Court considers that the State should take all the corresponding steps to ensure that the representatives of the beneficiaries can enter the penitentiary center in order to verify the implementation of the measures ordered by this Tribunal. 13. That it is the duty of the State to protect and to respect the function served by the non-governmental organizations and other groups or individuals that defend human rights and fundamental freedoms of those deprived of liberty, because these entities constitute a positive and complementary contribution to the efforts made by the State in its role as guarantor of rights of those under its custody.8. * * * 14. That the representatives and the Inter-American Commission pointed out that the State has not sent information regarding the investigations on the events that prompted the adoption of the provisional measures, the identification of those responsible for them, and the imposition of the corresponding sanctions (supra Having Seen clause 3.e and 4.e). 15. That the State must submit a report to the Tribunal on all the measures adopted in compliance with the decision of the Court in its Order of March 30, 2006 (supra Having Seen clause 1). 16. That the State must inform its prison population regarding their right to make In this regard, the State must report on the means and requests or complaint.9. 8 Cf. Matter of Lysias Fleury. Provisional Measures Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, of December 2, 2003; Considering Clause ten. Matter of Monagas Judicial Confinement Center ("La Pica") Provisional Measures, supra note 1; considering clause 20 and Matter of Giraldo Cardona. Provisional Measures Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, of November 29, 2006; Considering clause nineteen. . 9 Articles 35 and 36 of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders, held in Geneva in 1955 and approved by the Economic and Social Council in Resolution 663C (XXIV) of July 31, 1957 and 2079 (LXII) of May 13, 1977, provide, with respect to the right to make a complaint or request information of the prisoners, that: “35. (1) Every prisoner on admission shall be provided with written information about the regulations governing the treatment of prisoners of his category, the disciplinary requirements of the institution, the authorized methods of seeking information and making complaints, and all such other matters as are necessary to enable him to understand both his rights and his obligations and to adapt himself to the life of the institution. (2) If a prisoner is illiterate, the aforesaid information shall be conveyed to him orally 36. (1) Every prisoner shall have the opportunity each week day of making requests or complaints to the director of the institution or the officer authorized to represent him. (2) It shall be possible to make requests or complaints to the inspector of prisons during his inspection. The prisoner shall have the opportunity to talk to the inspector or

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