DECIDES: 1. To find this petition admissible under Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 19, 21 and 25 of the American Convention, in relation to the obligations established in Articles 1.1 and 2 thereof. 2. To convey this report to the petitioners and the State. 3. To continue examining the merits of the matter. 4. To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the General Assembly of the OAS. Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 2nd day of the month of March, 2006. (Signed): Evelio Fernández Arévalos, President; Paulo Sérgio,Pinheiro, First Vice-President; Clare K. Roberts, Freddy Gutiérrez Trejo and Víctor E. Abramovich, Members of theCommission. 8