2. The Order of the President of the Court of August 14, 1997, in which he decided to expand "the urgent measures adopted in this case for the purpose of safeguarding the life and personal safety of Mr. Javier Álvarez." 3. The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter "the Court" or "the Inter-American Court") of November 11, 1997, in the operative part of which it decided: 1. To ratify the orders of the President of the Inter-American Court of July 22 and August 14, 1997. 2. To require the State of Colombia to maintain the necessary measures for a period of six months from the date of this order so as to protect the lives and physical integrity of José Daniel Álvarez, Nidia Linores-Ascanio, Gladys López, Yanette Bautista, María Helena Saldarriaga, Piedad Martín, María Eugenia López, Adriana Diosa, Astrid Manrique, Faride Ascanio, Carmen Barrera, Evidalia Chacón, José Publio Bautista, Nelly María Ascanio, Ayda Mile Ascanio, Miriam Rosas Ascanio, and Javier Álvarez and to avoid irreparable damage to them. Once the term has expired, the Court shall assess the situation of the protected persons. 4. The Order of the President of the Court of December 22, 1997, in which he expanded "the urgent measures adopted in this case in order to protect the right to life and physical integrity of Ms. María Eugenia Cárdenas and her relatives." 5. The Order of the Court of January 21, 1998, in which it ratified the Order of the President of December 22, 1997. 6. The Order of the President of May 12, 1998, in which he decided: 1. To call upon the State of Colombia to maintain until June 19, 1998 the measures adopted in compliance with the Orders of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 11, 1997 and January 21, 1998. 2. To call upon the State of Colombia to include in its fifth report, which is to be submitted to the Secretariat of the Court on May 22, 1998, any pertinent information concerning the measures adopted in this case, including its opinion on the appropriateness of keeping them in force or otherwise. 3. To call upon the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to submit, not later than June 5, 1998, its observations on the fifth report of the State of Colombia and its opinion concerning the appropriateness of keeping the measures in the instant case in force or otherwise. 4. To instruct the Secretariat of the Court to place consideration of this matter on its internal work schedule. The extension granted to the State and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Commission" or "the Inter-American Commission") by the Secretariat, on the President’s instructions, for them to present before the Court their views concerning the fulfillment of the provisional measures in the instant Case. 7. The Commission’s observations of June 9, 1998 on the provisional measures adopted, in which it referred to acts harmful to Ms. María Eugenia Cárdenas and sought an extension of the provisional measures on behalf of the protected persons "for a reasonable period of time."