79 adult prisoner trustees “of proven good conduct” to serve as guards over a given number of children, to avoid any fighting among them or abuse by other adult prisoners.129 134.45 At the Emboscada Regional Penitentiary, the children were in two cellblocks: one in which they were segregated from adults and another that housed adults and children alike.130 The deaths of two children131 at the Emboscada Regional Penitentiary 134.46 On September 10, 2001, Richard Daniel Martínez, age 18, died from a wound inflicted by a bladed weapon in the juvenile cellblock at the Emboscada Regional Penitentiary.132 He was sent to the local health center, where he was declared dead.133 134.47 On March 14, 2002, Héctor Ramón Vázquez, age 17, was also stabbed at the Emboscada Regional Penitentiary.134 He was sent to the Emergency Medical Hospital and died on March 15, 2002.135 Both of the deceased had been transferred from the Panchito López Center.136 The suffering of the inmates at the Center and the suffering of their next of kin 134.48 The conditions under which inmates at the Center between August 14, 1996 and July 25, 2001 had to live not only demoralized them but also had both 129 Cf. Note dated September 17, 2001, from the Office of the Director General of Human Rights of Paraguay to the Deputy Minister of Justice (file of appendixes to the application, appendix 30, folio 428); report of the Director of the Emboscada Regional Prison, January 12, 2001 (file of appendixes to the application, appendix 13, folio 60). 130 Cf. Note dated September 17, 2001, from the Office of the Director General of Human Rights of Paraguay to the Deputy Minister of Justice (file of appendixes to the application, appendix 30, folio 428); communication from the State, dated April 26, 2002, addressed to the Inter-American Commission (file of appendixes to the application, appendix 4, folio 115); report on the fire that occurred at the Institute on Wednesday, July 25, 2001 (file of appendixes to the application, appendix 39, folios 496-497). 131 The law then in force provided that the age of majority was 20 years old (infra para. 134.58). 132 Cf. September 10, 2001 report issued by the director of the juvenile correctional facility at the Emboscada regional prison, concerning the events that resulted in the death of Richard Daniel Martínez at the Emboscada Regional Penitentiary (file of appendixes to the brief of preliminary objections, answer to the application and observations on the pleadings and motions, appendix 33, folio 1234). 133 Supra note 132. 134 Cf. March 15, 2002 report from the director of the juvenile area of the Emboscada regional prison concerning incidents that led to the death of Héctor Ramón Vázquez at Emboscada Regional Penitentiary (file of appendixes to the brief of preliminary objections, answer to the application and observations on the pleadings and motions, appendix 33, folio 1235). 135 Cf. March 15, 2002 report from the director of the juvenile area of the Emboscada regional prison concerning incidents that led to the death of Héctor Ramón Vázquez at Emboscada Regional Penitentiary (file of appendixes to the brief of preliminary objections, answer to the application and observations on the pleadings and motions, appendix 33, folio 1235); press clipping from (apparently) October 2001, titled “Former Panchito inmate killed yesterday at Emboscada” (file of appendixes to the application, appendix 42, folio 524). 136 Cf. Combined list of alleged victims, which the Commission sent to the Court on July 8, 2002 (file on the merits, volume I, folio 228). Uncontested fact.