9 b) indicated, replying to a question posed by the President of the Court in the public hearing, that its petition for provisional measures was a class action (actio popularis); and c) requested provisional measures also for the two witnesses that made statements in said public hearing. 16. The Court's Decision of August 18, 2000, wherein it decided to 1. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic to adopt, forthwith, the necessary measures to protect the life and personal integrity of Benito Tide Méndez, Antonio Sension, Andrea Alezy, Janty Fils-Aime, and William Medina Ferreras[;] 2. [r]equire the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to urgently submit a detailed report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, by no later than August 31, 2000, on the current situation of Rafaelito Pérez Charles and Berson Gelim with regard to the diverging statements of the parties on these two persons[;] 3. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic to refrain from deporting or expelling Benito Tide Méndez and Antonio Sension from its territory[;] 4. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic to allow the immediate return of Janty Fils-Aime and William Medina Ferreras to its territory[;] 5. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic to allow, as soon as possible, the family reunification of Antonio Sension and Andrea Alezy with their under-age children in the Dominican Republic[;] 6. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic to cooperate with Antonio Sension in getting information on the whereabouts of his relatives in Haiti or in the Dominican Republic[;] 7. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic, in connection with relevant cooperation agreements between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, to investigate the situation of Janty Fils-Aime and Willliam Medina Ferreras under the supervision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, to expedite the outcome of said investigations[;] 8. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic to continue a follow-up on the investigations already started by its competent authorities with regard to Benito Tide Méndez, Rafaelito Pérez Charles, Antonio Sension, Andrea Alezy, and Berson Gelim[;] 9. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic to adopt, forthwith, the necessary measures to protect the life and personal integrity of Father Pedro Ruquoy and Ms. Solange Pierre, witnesses in the public hearing of August 8, 2000[;] 10. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to provide the Inter-American Court of Human Rights with detailed information on the situation of border community or "batey" members who may be subject to forced repatriations, deportations, or expulsions[;] 11. [r]equire the State of the Dominican Republic to report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, every two months after being given notice of this decision, on the provisional measures it has adopted in compliance with it[;] 12. [r]equire the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to submit its remarks to the reports of the State of the Dominican Republic within a period of six weeks after being received. 17. The brief of Commission of August 31, 2000, where it informed the Court about the current situation of Rafaelito Pérez Charles and Berson Gelim, as follows: