ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF NOVEMBER 11, 1997 PROVISIONAL MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA VOGT CASE HAVING SEEN: 1. The brief of March 28, 1996, and its attachments, in which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Commission" or "the Inter-American Commission") submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter "the Court" or "the Inter-American Court"), pursuant to Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Convention" or "the American Convention") and Article 24 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter "the Rules of Procedure") a request for provisional measures on behalf of Father Daniel Vogt, in connection with case No. 11.497, pending before the Commission against the Republic of Guatemala. 2. The Order of the President of the Court of April 12, 1996, in which he: 1. [Requested] that the Government of the Republic of Guatemala adopt forthwith such measures as [were] necessary to protect the life and integrity of Father Daniel Joseph Vogt and avoid his suffering any irreparable damage, in strict compliance with the obligation to respect and guarantee human rights, which it accepted under Article 1(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights. 2. [Requested] that the Government of the Republic of Guatemala investigate the events and punish those responsible. 3. The Order of the Court of June 27, 1996, in which it: 1. [Ratified] the Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of April 12, 1996. 2. [Called upon] the Government of the Republic of Guatemala: a. the To maintain the provisional measures on behalf of Father Daniel Joseph Vogt. b. As a vital aspect of its protective duty, to take effective measures to investigate events denounced and, where appropriate, punish the perpetrators.