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Vásquez Simón, Juan Mendoza Sánchez, Julia Gabriel Simón, Miguel Morales Mendoza, Lucía Quila
Colo and Fermina López Castro.
3.
Call[ed] upon the State of Guatemala to investigate the facts denounced by the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights and punish those responsible.
[...]
6.
The order of the Court of November 27, 1998, that
1.
Call[ed] upon the State of Guatemala to include detailed information on the protection
measures provided to Lucía Quila Colo, Fermina López Castro and Patricia Ispanel Medimilla in its
next report.
2.
Call[ed] upon the State of Guatemala to include information on the investigation and
punishment of those responsible for the facts that led to the adoption of the provisional measures
in its next report and, specifically, on the alleged threats to Alberto Godínez and María García
Domingo.
7.
The order of the Inter-American Court of June 3, 1999, in which it
1.
Call[ed] upon the State of Guatemala to continue the measures required to protect the
life and safety of the persons on whose behalf the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered
provisional measures in its decisions of June 22 and December 1, 1994 and September 19, 1997.
2.
Call[ed] up on the State of Guatemala to investigate the events that led to the adoption
of those provisional measures with a view of ascertaining those responsible and punishing them.
3.
Call[ed] upon the State of Guatemala to urgently report on the alternative mechanisms
necessitated by the events of April 30, 1999, and adopted in order to carry out effectively the
provisional measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
4.
Call[ed] upon the State of Guatemala to involve the claimants in the planning and
execution of the measures referred to in the previous paragraph and, in general, to keep them
informed of the progress made with the measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human
Rights.
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8.
The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth reports of the State in which it advised that
some of the homes of the beneficiaries of the provisional measures had been visited
between the months of June and September 1999, and they had indicated “that they [had]
not received any type of threat or restriction of their rights to date.” Moreover, Guatemala
mentioned in its thirteenth report that “it [was] evaluating the most appropriate way of
providing the provisional measures in favor of the beneficiaries since the presence of
members of the police force in the municipality of Colotenango could result in serious
incidents.” In this report, it was indicated that Miguel Godínez Domingo “died on August 27
[1999],” while, in the following report, this person was named in the group of beneficiaries
visited in September 1999.
9.
The observations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter
“the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”) of September 1 and November 12,
1999, and January 19, 2000, in which it indicated that, although the visits mentioned in the
State’s reports had been effected, the reports provided no information on the application or
implementation of protection arrangements to ensure the life and integrity of the
beneficiaries of the provisional measures that had been ordered.
10.
The State’s thirteenth and fourteenth reports, in which it indicated that the National
Civil Police was studying and coordinating actions to recapture the former patrol members.