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the enforced disappearance of Iván Eladio Torres Millacura, still met all the requirements of
extreme gravity and urgency to avoid irreparable damage. This was because, according to the
representatives, the last threat with these characteristics occurred to María Leontina Millacura
Llaipén in 2009.
11.
Thus, despite the Court’s requests (supra having seen paragraph 1 and considering
paragraph 6), the representatives failed to provide information on specific recent incidents that
prove that María Leontina Millacura Llaipén, her son Marcos Torres, and her granddaughters
Ivana and Romina Torres, are in a situation of extreme gravity and urgency and at risk of
suffering irreparable damage to their life and personal integrity. Also, regarding Valeria Torres
and her daughter, Evelyn Paola Caba, the representatives have not alleged the existence of
recent threats related to the facts that motivated the adoption of these measures; in other
words, as a result of the investigation into the enforced disappearance of Iván Eladio Torres
Millacura.14 Accordingly, the Court observes that the only threatening facts against them
mentioned by the representatives relate to a robbery at their home on September 9, 2011, and
the disappearance some days before this of three dogs that guarded the house. The information
provided does not reveal that these facts, which happened about eighteen months ago, bear any
relationship to the said investigation. For its part, the State merely indicated that the homes of
the said persons are guarded 24 hours a day, and that it has requested information from
domestic entities regarding the possibility of the beneficiaries who are minors being escorted to
school. The Commission made no specific reference to the situation of these persons.
12.
Given that the eight-month period established in the Order of November 25, 2011, for the
validity of these provisional measures has expired (supra considering paragraph 6), and in view
of the lack of elements proving the subsistence of a situation of extreme gravity and urgency and
risk of irreparable damage to life and personal integrity, the Court finds it in order to lift the
measures ordered in favor of María Leontina Millacura Llaipén, Marcos Torres, Valeria Torres,
Ivana Torres, Romina Torres and Evelyn Paola Caba.
A.2. Situation of Miguel Ángel Sánchez and Tamara Bolívar
13.
The representatives indicated in a brief of March 2, 2012, that the measures of protection
implemented in favor of Miguel Ángel Sánchez had not been effective. According to the
representatives, Mr. Sánchez “receives [threats] by telephone [both] at his domicile and [on] his
mobile device.” Thus, they indicated that, “approximately two months after personnel from the
Naval Coastguard had been stationed at his domicile, he received a telephone call [in which a]
man [who] introduced himself as ‘a Comodoro police agent’ [… told him] that ‘he had to go’ to
[that city] ‘because he had to pay for a lawsuit [and because] he had a matter pending with the
Chubut Police.’” According to the representatives, “approximately every 15 days, [Miguel Ángel
Sánchez] receives telephone calls where no one speaks.” Furthermore, with regard to Tamara
Bolívar, the representatives indicated that this beneficiary “continues to be arrested illegally,
without these detentions being registered, […] beaten [and] harassed. When she is detained by
members […] of the Police Force of the province of Chubut, they tell her that “they are going to
kill her and they are going to make her disappear.’” According to the representatives, “Tamara
suffers from extreme depression and they have serious fears for her life.”
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Cf. Matter of Millacura Llaipén et al. Provisional measures with regard to Argentina. Order of the Inter-American
Court of Human Rights of July 6, 2006, eighth considering paragraph
14
Cf. Matter of Millacura Llaipén et al. Provisional measures with regard to Argentina. Order of the Inter-American
Court of Human Rights of July 6, 2006, eighth considering paragraph.
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