ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF JANUARY 22, 2014 VICTIM’S LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND CASE OF TARAZONA ARRIETA ET AL. v. PERU HAVING SEEN: 1. The brief of June 3, 2013, and its attachments, wherein the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”) filed the case of Tarazona Arrieta et al. before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court,” “the Court” or “the Tribunal”), in regard to the State of Peru (hereinafter “the State” or “Peru”). 2. The brief of October 6, 2013, and its attachments received on the 16th of that month, wherein the representatives of the alleged victims (hereinafter “the representatives”) filed their brief containing pleadings, motions, and evidence (hereinafter “the brief of pleadings and motions”), provided three testimonial declarations, two expert opinions, and requested that the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund be applied in order to “cover the specific costs related to the production of evidence during the proceeding in this case before the Court.” 3. The note of the Secretariat of the Court of November 1, 2013, wherein it was stated that the aforementioned request was accompanied by “sworn statements of the alleged victims and the brief included a table of estimated costs in regard to the presentation of three witnesses and two expert witnesses at the hearing,” which “pursuant to Article 3 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court in regard to the use of the Fund, the request will be assessed and considered by the President of the Court for appropriate action to be taken.” Moreover, a period of two months was granted fo the State to file its answer to the brief submitting the case of the Commission and the brief containing pleadings, motions, and evidence of the representatives. 4. The brief of January 3, 2014, and its attachments, wherein the State of Peru (hereinafter “the State”) filed the aforementioned answer (supra Having Seen 3) wherein it “object[ed]” to the request of the representatives to use the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund. CONSIDERING THAT: 1. Peru has been a State Party to the American Convention (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) since July 28, 1978, and acknowledged the contentious jurisdiction of the Court on January 21, 1981. 2. In 2008, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (hereinafter the “OAS”) created the Legal Assistance Fund of the Inter-American Human Rights System (hereinafter “the Inter-American System’s Assistance Fund) and commissioned the OAS