petition was lodged within a reasonable period of time. Finally, the Commission decides that the petitioners' allegations concerning Articles I, XXV and XXVI of the American Declaration, Articles 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 25 of the American Convention, Articles II and III of the Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons and Articles 1, 2, 6, and 8 of the Convention against Torture meet the requirement stipulated in paragraph b of Article 47 of the American Convention. Therefore, the requirements for analyzing the petition under the provisions that the petitioners invoked from the other conventions have been met. 32. Based on the foregoing arguments of fact and of law, and without prejudging the merits of the matter, THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, DECIDES: 1. To declare the present petition admissible as regards the alleged violations of Articles I, XXV, and XXVI of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man; Articles 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 25 of the American Convention on Human Rights; Articles 1, 2, 6 and 8 of the InterAmerican Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture; and Articles II and III of the InterAmerican Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons. 2. To notify the parties of this decision. 3. To proceed with the analysis of the merits of the case. 4. To publish this decision and include it in the Commission's Annual Report to the OAS General Assembly. Done and signed at the headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 24th day of October of 2002. (Signed): Juan E. Méndez, President; Marta Altolaguirre, First Vicepresident; Jose Zalaquett, Second Vicepresident; Robert K. Goldman, Julio Prado Vallejo, Clare K. Roberts and Susana Villarán, Commissioners. 8