ORDER OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS*
OF JUNE 30, 2011
PROVISIONAL MEASURES WITH REGARD TO MEXICO
MATTER OF PÉREZ TORRES ET AL. (“CAMPO ALGODONERO”)
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the InterAmerican Court” or “the Court”) of July 6, 2009, whereby it decided:
1.
To ratify the Order of the President of the Inter-American Court [...] of April 24, 2009.
2.
To require that the State maintain in place any measures it may have adopted, and to adopt
immediately such measures as may be necessary to protect the live and right to humane treatment
of Rosa Isela Pérez Torres and her immediate family members.
[…]
5.
To reiterate that the State must continue to enable the beneficiaries to participate in the
planning and implementation of the protective measures and, in general, keep them informed as to
any progress in the measures.
2.
The communications of August 28 and November 5, 2009, and May 5, 2011, in which
the State of Mexico (hereinafter “the State” or “Mexico”) presented information on the
implementation of the provisional measures ordered by the Court in favor of Mrs. Pérez
Torres and her immediate family. In its last brief, the State requested that the provisional
measures be lifted.
3.
The briefs of September 14 and 29, 2009, whereby Rosa Isela Pérez Torres
(hereinafter “Mrs. Pérez Torres” or “the beneficiary”) and her representatives (hereinafter
“the representatives”) presented their observations on the information concerning
implementation of the provisional measures ordered by the Court in this matter. Since
September 2009, the representatives have not provided any information on the
beneficiaries’ situation.
4.
The communications of October 30, 2009, and June 10, 2011, whereby the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or
“the Commission”) presented its observations on the information concerning implementation
of the provisional measures ordered by the Court in this matter.
5.
The notes of the Secretariat of the Court (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) of April 13,
May 9, and June 7 and 21, 2011, whereby, pursuant to instructions from the President of
the Court, the parties were asked to provide information on the present matter in order to
analyze whether the factors of extreme gravity and urgency and the possible irreparable
*
Judge Alberto Pérez Pérez advised the Court that, for reasons beyond his control, he could not be present for the
deliberation and signature of this Order.