6 that the acts of harassment and threat against Mr. Suriel Núñez could be related to his participation in the instant case. 11. In addition, the Court takes into consideration the additional information provided by the representatives (supra having seen paragraph 6) that indicates that a few days after the alleged harassment and threats against Mr. Suriel Núñez, a complaint was filed before the National Police, requesting an investigation into what had happened and the adoption of protective measures. The Dominican Republic did not present observations regarding the information provided by the representatives (supra having seen paragraph 7); thus this Court is not aware of the procedure and the response provided by the state authorities to this complaint. Furthermore, the Court has not been informed of any measure of protection adopted by any state authority or body in favor of Mr. Suriel Núñez. 12. Additionally, the Court notes and takes into account for the effects of adopting this order, that based on Article 27(5) of its Rules of Procedure the President of the Court asked the State to forward any observations it considered pertinent regarding the request for measures and the complementary information forwarded by the representatives and that, to date, the Court has not received these observations (supra having seen paragraphs 5 to 7). The State did not answer this request to submit observations in this regard, and it is pertinent to recall that it is essential that the State respond and provide information when the organs of the inter-American human rights system request it, so that the regional protection mechanism can operate effectively.8 This lack of response by the State allows the Court to presume the existence of the situation of risk alleged by the representatives, as well as the absence of measures by the State. 13. The prima facie standard of appraisal in a matter, and the application of presumptions faced with the needs for protection, have led the Court or its President to order measures on different occasions.9 Furthermore, in matter such as the present, the extreme gravity of the threat must be evaluated in function of the specific context, since it is evident that if fundamental rights such as life and physical integrity are jeopardized by this type of threat, in principle, a context exists that warrants considering the adoption of protective measures.10 14. Based on the foregoing considerations, the Court finds that the magnitude of the harassment suffered by Mr. Suriel Núñez, which caused him to crash his vehicle, the alleged surveillance observed by his neighbors, the anonymous calls to his telephone, and the consequent decision to leave his home reveal prima facie a situation of extreme gravity and urgency, which justifies the adoption of provisional measures of protection to avoid irreparable damage to his personal integrity and life. 8 Cf. Matter of A.J. et al. Provisional measures with regard to Haiti. Order of the Court of September 21, 2009, ninth considering paragraph; Matter of Guerrero Larez. Provisional measures with regard to Venezuela. Order of the Court of November 17, 2009, twelfth considering paragraph, and Matter of the Aragua Detention Center “Tocorón Prison.” Provisional measures with regard to Venezuela. Order of the President of the Court of November 1, 2010, twelfth considering paragraph. 9 Cf. inter alia, Matter of the Monagas Judicial Detention Center (“La Pica”). Provisional measures with regard to Venezuela. Order of the President of the Court of January 13, 2006, sixteenth considering paragraph; Matter of Alvarado Reyes et al. Provisional measures with regard to Mexico. Order of the Court of May 15, 2011, seventeenth considering paragraph; and Matter of the Ciudad Bolívar Judicial Detention Center “Vista Hermosa Prison.” Provisional measures with regard to Venezuela. Order of the Court of May 15, 2011, seventeenth considering paragraph. 10 Cf. Matter of the El Rodeo I and El Rodeo II Capital Detention Center, supra note 3, seventeenth considering paragraph; Matter of Mery Naranjo et al., Provisional measures with regard to Colombia. Order of the Court of March 4, 2011, eleventh considering paragraph, and Matter of Alvarado Reyes et al., supra note 9, sixteenth considering paragraph.