5 9. That the Court shall, upon receipt of the pertinent information, take into consideration the general status of compliance with its judgments on the merits of November 3, 1997, and on reparations of November 27, 1998. NOW THEREFORE: THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, in exercise of its authority to supervise compliance with its decisions pursuant to the provisions in Articles 33, 62(1), 62(3), 65, 67 y 68(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights, Articles 25(1) and 30 of the Statute of the Court, and Article 29(2) of its Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To require the State to report, no later than January 31, 2005, on compliance with the judgments on the merits of November 3, 1997, and on reparations of November 27, 1998. 2. To request the representatives of the victims and their next of kin, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, to submit observations to the report of the State mentioned in the preceding operative paragraph, within four and six weeks, respectively, of receipt of the report. 3. To continue overseeing compliance with the judgments on the merits of November 3, 1997, and on reparations of November 27, 1998. 4. To notify this Order to the State, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the representatives of the victims and their next of kin. Sergio García-Ramírez President Alirio Abreu-Burelli Oliver Jackman Antônio A. Cançado Trindade Cecilia Medina-Quiroga Manuel E. Ventura-Robles Diego García-Sayán