ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF NOVEMBER 21, 2003 PROVISIONAL MEASURES REQUESTED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHS IN THE MATTER OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA CASE OF LUISIANA RÍOS ET AL. 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 ha[d] not effectively implemented the Provisional Measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in its November 27, 2002 Order. 2. To reiterate to the State that it must adopt, forthwith, all necessary measures to protect the lives and personal safety of Luisiana Ríos, Armando Amaya, Antonio José Monroy, Laura Castellanos, and Argenis Uribe. 3. To reiterate to the State that it must allow participation of the applicants in planning and implementation of the protection measures and that [...] it must inform them of progress regarding the measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 4. To reiterate to the State that it must 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, no later than February 28, 2003, on the measures taken to comply with the instant Order. […] 3. The September 29, 2003 brief and its annex, in which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”) submitted to the Inter-American Court, pursuant to Articles 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” or “the