ORDER OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF FEBRUARY 2, 2000
PROVISIONAL MEASURES ORDERED BY THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA
COLOTENANGO CASE
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court” or
“the Inter-American Court”) of June 22, 1994, in which it
1.
Require[d] the Government of Guatemala to adopt without delay all necessary measures
to protect the right to life and the personal integrity of PATRICIA ISPANEL MEDIMILLA, MARCOS
GODÍNEZ PÉREZ, NATIVIDAD GODÍNEZ PÉREZ, MARÍA SALES LÓPEZ, RAMIRO GODÍNEZ PÉREZ,
JUAN GODÍNEZ PÉREZ, MIGUEL GODÍNEZ DOMINGO, ALBERTO GODÍNEZ, MARÍA GARCÍA
DOMINGO, GONZALO GODÍNEZ LÓPEZ, ARTURO FEDERICO MÉNDEZ ORTIZ and ALFONSO
MORALES JIMÉNEZ.
2.
Request[ed] the Government of Guatemala to adopt all necessary measures to ensure that
the aforementioned persons [might] continue to reside at or return to their homes in Colotenango,
providing them the assurances that they [would] not be persecuted or threatened by agents of the
Government or by individuals.
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2.
The order of the Court of December 1, 1994, in which it expanded the provisional
measures adopted to protect Francisca Sales Martín.
3.
The order of the Court of February 1, 1996, in which it enjoined the State of
Guatemala (hereinafter “the State” or “Guatemala”) that, in addition to the measures
already taken, it should establish mechanisms of control and vigilance over the civil patrols
operating in Colotenango.
4.
The order of the Court of April 16, 1997, in which it called upon the State to maintain
the provisional measures adopted in the instant case while the circumstances of extreme
gravity and urgency that led to the adoption of these measures persisted.
5.
The order of the Court of September 19, 1997, that
[...]
2.
Call[ed] upon the State of Guatemala to expand the measures adopted in this case for
the purpose of ensuring the right to life and physical integrity of Andrés Ramos Godínez, Rafael