2. The Order of the President of August 14, 1997, whereby he decided to expand “the urgent measures adopted in this case for the purpose of guaranteeing the right to life and physical integrity of Mr. Javier Álvarez.” 3. The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter the “Court” or the “Inter-American Court”), of November 11, 1997, in the operative part of which it ratified the orders of its President of July 22, and August 14, 1997 and maintained the measures adopted for a period of six months. 4. The Order of the President of December 22, 1997, ratified by the Court on January 21, 1998, whereby he expanded “the Urgent Measures adopted in this case in order to ensure the right to live and personal integrity of Ms. María Eugenia Cárdenas and her family.” 5. The Order of the President of May 12, 1998, whereby he expanded the measures adopted until June 19, 1998. 6. The Order of the Court of June 19, 1998, whereby it decided to expand the measures on behalf of Ms. María Eugenia C��rdenas “for as long as the situation of risk which justified their adoption” would persist, and to extend until September 6 of the same year the measures on behalf of José Daniel Álvarez, Nidia Linores-Ascanio, Gladys López, Yanette Bautista, María Helena Saldarriaga, Piedad Martín, María Eugenia López, Adriana Diosa, Astrid Manrique, Faride Ascanio, Carmen Barrera, Evidalia Chacón, José Publio Bautista, Nelly María Ascanio, Ayda Mile-Ascanio, Miriam Rosas-Ascanio, and Javier Álvarez. 7. The Order of the President of August 6, 1998, in the operative part of which it called upon the State “to adopt urgently all necessary measures to ensure the right to life and physical integrity of Daniel Prado, Estela de-Prado, and their daughters, Camilla Alejandra and Lina.” 8. The Order of the Court of August 29, 1998, whereby it resolved to maintain the Provisional measures adopted; ratify the Order of the President of August 6, 1998; and request the State “to investigate the facts that led to the present measures so as to compile facts leading to the identification of those responsible and their punishment.” 9. The brief of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter the “Commission” or the “Inter-American Commission”) of July 12, 2000, received at the Secretariat of the Inter-American Court on the same day, whereby it requested that the provisional measures adopted by the Court be expanded to protect the life and personal integrity of Luz Elsia Almanza, Hilda Rosario Jiménez, Ramón Rangel, Robinson Amador, Yamel López, Emely Pérez, Yolanda Salamanca, Rosa Tulia Bolaños, Rocío Campos, and Alexander Rodríguez, all members of the Association of Relatives of Detainees-Disappeared Persons of Colombia (hereinafter “ASFADDES”) of the locality of Barrancabermeja. The request of the Commission was motivated by the assassination of Ms. Elizabeth Cañas-Cano, a member of said branch office, on July 11, 2000, which would be “an indication of the situation of risk being faced by the rest of the members” of that office; furthermore, the fact that the persons on whose behalf the expansion of the provisional measures was being requested, had been internationally active denouncing the acts of violence that had occurred in their community in 1998. In this brief, the Commission also requested that the State