2 5. It also decided to notify the parties of the report and order its publication in its Annual II. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE IACHR Report. 6. On November 11, 2007, the Commission received the initial petition, which was assigned the case number 1462-07. On June 17, 2008, the Commission transmitted the relevant parts of the petition to the State requesting it submit its response within two months. On September 3, 2008, the State requested an extension of the deadline to submit its observations. On January 21, 2009, the Commission reiterated its request to the State for observations. On January 16, 2009, the Commission received the State’s response, which was sent to the petitioners on March 30, 2010. 7. On May 27, 2009, the IACHR requested the petitioners to provide various documents to continue reviewing the petition’s admissibility. On June 15, 2009, the petitioners requested a 20-day extension on the deadline, which was granted by the IACHR on June 16, 2009. On July 14, 2009, the petitioners submitted these documents, which were then sent to the State on July 22, 2009. The State submitted additional observations on September 3, 2009, which were transmitted to the petitioner on March 30, 2010 for their reference. On September 3, 2010, the petitioners submitted additional observations, which were sent to the State on September 22, 2010 with a term of one month to submit its observations. The response of the State has not been received by the date this report was approved. III. A. POSITION OF THE PARTIES Position of the petitioners 8. The petitioners contend that Linda Loaiza López Soto (hereinafter referred to as “Linda Loaiza López”) was abducted by Luis Carrera Almoina in Caracas on March 27, 2001, who kept her deprived of her liberty for a period of two and a half months. They state that, during the abduction, she was severely abused and assaulted by Mr. Almoina, sustaining sexual, physical and psychological injuries of a grave nature. The petitioners focus their allegations before the IACHR on the investigation of the facts and the criminal proceedings lodged against the alleged assailant, claiming that they were characterized by numerous irregularities, a lack of judicial actions, unjustified delays, the interference of political personalities, and the constant mistreatment of Linda Loaiza López and her next of kin by officers of the justice system. They consider that this pattern of abuse, irregularities and neglect by the judiciary led to impunity with regard to the incidents of sexual violence. The petitioners consider that the abovementioned flaws were especially severe, considering the sex and precarious economic situation of Linda Loaiza López, which entailed a greater obligation on the part of the State to duly prosecute and punish the incidents. 9. The petitioners claim that they are not requesting that the IACHR examines the merits of the six-year sentence, but rather that it examines the respective domestic proceedings to establish their compatibility with the American Convention. They consider that the fact that there is a judgment containing a partial conviction does not mean that the State has complied with all its obligations under the American Convention. 10. The petitioners specifically claim that, on March 27, 2001, Luis Carrera Almoina—son of the principal of the National Open University—abducted Linda Loaiza López when she was leaving her home and took her, under threat of death, to the Hotel Aventura in the San Bernardino neighborhood of Caracas. They indicate that Mr. Almoina kept Linda Loaiza López kidnapped until July 19, 2001 in Caracas and in the town of Petare, in the State of Sucre. 11. The petitioners indicate that, during those two and a half months, Mr. Almoina repeatedly victimized Linda Loaiza López, inflicting upon her severe forms of physical, psychological and sexual abuse. They indicate that the alleged assailant hit the victim, smoked and put out cigarettes on her body, burned her with a lighter and raped her repeatedly. They state that he also forced her to take drugs and watch pornographic movies. Oftentimes he left her tied up, handcuffed, with her mouth gagged,