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NOW THEREFORE:
THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
pursuant to the authority conferred by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on
Human Rights and Article 25 of the Rules of Procedure,
DECIDES:
1.
To amplify the provisional measures ordered in the James et al. Cases and to
order the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to take all measures necessary to
preserve the lives of Peter Benjamin, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin, Anthony Johnson,
Amir Mohlaw, Allan Phillip, Krishandath Seepersad and Narine Sooklal, so as not to
hinder the processing of their Cases before the Inter-American system.
2.
To require the State of Trinidad and Tobago to include in the fortnightly
Reports to which reference is made in operative paragraph 1.b of the Order of the
Court of 25 May 1999 (supra Having Seen 1), information on the status of the
scheduled executions of Peter Benjamin, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin, Anthony
Johnson, Amir Mohlaw, Allan Phillip, Krishandath Seepersad and Narine Sooklal, and
to require the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to include its remarks
on this information in its observations.
3.
To require the State of Trinidad and Tobago and the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights to inform the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
immediately of any significant developments concerning the circumstances of Peter
Benjamin, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin, Anthony Johnson, Amir Mohlaw, Allan Phillip,
Krishandath Seepersad and Narine Sooklal.
Hernán Salgado-Pesantes
President
Antônio A. Cançado Trindade
Máximo Pacheco-Gómez
Oliver Jackman
Sergio García-Ramírez
Alirio Abreu-Burelli
Carlos Vicente de Roux-Rengifo
Manuel E. Ventura-Robles
Secretary