ORDER OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF MAY 30, 2013
PROVISIONAL MEASURES
WITH REGARD TO VENEZUELA
CASE OF THE BARRIOS FAMILY
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The Orders of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the InterAmerican Court” or “the Court”) issued on November 23, 2004, June 29 and September 22,
2005, February 4 and November 25, 2010, February 21 and July 5, 2011, and February 13,
2013. In the last one, the Court declared that:
1.
The deaths of Víctor Tomás Navarro Barrios and Jorge Antonio Barrios, which occurred on
June 9 and December 15, 2012, respectively, demonstrate the State’s failure to comply with the
provisional measures ordered, contrary to the provisions of Article 63(2) of the American
Convention on Human Rights.
AND DECIDE[D]:
1.
To declare that the provisional measures adopted in favor of Víctor Tomás Navarro Barrios
and Jorge Antonio Barrios have ceased to have any purpose as a result of their deaths, pursuant
to considering paragraphs 39 to 46 of th[e] Order.
2.
To summon the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights, and the representatives of the beneficiaries of the provisional measures to a public
hearing to be held at the seat of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights during the ninetyninth regular session that will take place from May 13 to 31, 2013, so that the Court may receive
specific information and observations on the provisional measures ordered in this matter, in
accordance with considering paragraph 61 of th[e] Order.
3.
To maintain the provisional measures ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human
Rights in its Orders of November 23, 2004, June 29 and September 22, 2005, February 4 and
November 25, 2010, and February 21 and July 5, 2011.
4.
To require the State to adopt, immediately and effectively, all the special and necessary
measures, additional to any it may have adopted, to protect and guarantee the life and personal
integrity of the beneficiaries of these measures.
5.
To require the State to provide immediate and effective security for each of the
beneficiaries of the measures, either by a permanent escort and guard, as well as for the homes
of Maritza Barrios and Orismar Carolina Alzul García, and to reach agreement on more
comprehensive provisional measures in the context of the dialogue between beneficiaries and
State. The State must guarantee the security and confidentiality of the information provided by
the beneficiaries.
6.
To require the State to inform the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, by no later than
April 13, 2013, of all the special and necessary measures adopted to prevent actions that