5 14. That Ángel del Rosario Vásquez Chumo was a direct witness of the Case of Gómez Paquiyauri (supra fourth and fifth having seen paragraphs), and this situation has resulted in his allegedly being subject to threats and other intimidating acts, and has also caused him to fear that these acts may continue against himself and his family. Moreover, from his statements, it can be inferred that he, or the members of his family, may be subject to reprisals as a result of his statements before this Court. 15. That the statements of the witness, Ángel del Rosario Vásquez Chumo, reveal prima facie the possible existence of a situation of extreme gravity and urgency and make it necessary to avoid irreparable damage to the right to life and personal safety of Ángel del Rosario Vásquez Chumo and his family. 16. That the standard of prima facie assessment of a case and the application of assumptions in the face of the need to provide protection, have led the Court to order provisional measures on several occasions.7 THEREFORE: THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS in exercise of the authority conferred by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 25 of its Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To calls upon the State to adopt forthwith all necessary measures to protect the life and safety of the members of the Gómez Paquiyauri family who made statements before the Court, Ricardo Samuel Gómez Quispe, Marcelina Paquiyauri Illanes de Gómez, Lucy Rosa Gómez Paquiyauri, Miguel Ángel Gómez Paquiyauri and Jacinta Peralta Allccarima, and those who are in Peru: Ricardo Emilio, Carlos Pedro and Marcelina Haydée, all Gómez Paquiyauri, and the minor, Nora Emely Gómez Peralta. 2. To call upon the State to adopt forthwith all necessary measures to protect the life and safety of Ángel del Rosario Vásquez Chumo and the members of his family. 3. To call upon the State to allow the beneficiaries of these provisional measures to take part in the planning and implementation of the measures of protection and, in general, to keep them informed on progress in the provisional measures decided by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. paragraph; and Case of The Urso Branco Prison, Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of June 18, 2002, eighth considering paragraph. 7 Cf., inter alia, Case of Bámaca Velásquez, Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 20, 2003, twelfth considering paragraph; Case of Marta Colomina and Liliana Velásquez, Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of September 8, 2003, fifth considering paragraph; and Case of Lysias Fleury, Provisional Measures. Order of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of June 7, 2003, ninth considering paragraph.

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