-10services had been provided to the domiciles of the Millacura family and the
Hayes family by Coastguard personnel. The beneficiaries had been given
mobile telephones to communicate with the Coastguard in case of emergency.
However, the beneficiaries had not made appropriate use of them; most of
the beneficiaries frequently keep their mobile telephones turned off or at
home, which reduced the effectiveness of the measures. With regard to the
transfer of the detainee, Miguel Ángel Sánchez, the Governor of the Province
of Tierra del Fuego had issued a decree deciding to place him in Detention
Unit No. 1, and implementation of this measure was being processed;
e) “It is surprising that it is not [until] now that the [representatives] have
expressed their wish that the Government of Argentina protect other persons.
If they had provided this information [...] they know it would have been taken
into consideration”;
f) If some of the matters raised at the hearing had been raised in the
appropriate sphere, they would have obtained a favorable response at the
time they occurred. It reiterated its complete willingness to implement “all
additional measures reasonably necessary to safeguard the life and physical
integrity of the beneficiaries.” Regarding the transfer of Juan Pablo Caba, his
transfer to a safe place had been requested. To this end, the Ministry of the
Interior had ordered his transfer to a section of the Comodoro Rivadavia
Coastguard. However, “if the place suggested is not where [the
representatives] want, [the State] is ready to discuss this and to take Juan
Pablo Caba to any place that can reasonably be found, and to safeguard his
life.” Regarding the request for a subsidy made by the representatives, “the
government of the Province is willing to provide a subsidy to the persons who
have requested it; unfortunately […] there has been no formal request for this
subsidy”;
g) Regarding the investigation into the death of David Hayes, an individual had
been convicted of his murder during a quarrel, and this person was in prison
following a final judgment;
h) It was not necessary to order provisional measures,
precautionary measures were being implemented fully;
i)
because
the
Regarding the situation of Mr. Alcaína, the State had not received a report of
his disappearance; and
j) The need for dialogue on the implementation of the measures should be
stressed. There were requests for measures that the State had only been
made aware of for the first time during the hearing before the Court.
19.
At the conclusion of the said public hearing held on July 6, 2006, the
President of the Court urged the representatives of the State, the beneficiaries and
the Inter-American Commission to discuss the implementation of the measures of
protection, taking into account that they had all expressed their willingness to
discuss them, to ensure that effective measures were adopted.
CONSIDERING: