para. 42). The testimonies and expert opinions required in Operative para. 1 shall be
submitted to the Court no later than May 5, 2013.
3.
To require the representative and the State to coordinate and make the necessary
arrangements so that, once the opposing party’s questions have been received, and if
pertinent, those of the Commission, the witnesses and the expert witnesses, to include the
corresponding answers in their statements rendered by affidavit, under the terms of
Considering paragraph 49 of this Order.
4.
To require the Secretariat of the Inter-American Court, once the statements and
expert opinions required in Operative paragraph 1 have been received, to transmit them to
the representative, the State and the Commission so that they may submit their
observations, under the terms of Considering para. 49, no later than with their final written
arguments or observations, respectively.
5.
To summon the Republic of Peru, the representative of the alleged victim and the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to a public hearing to be held during the
Court’s 99th Regular Period of Sessions, at the seat of the Court in San Jose, Costa Rica, on
May 16, 2013, from 9:00 hours, to receive their final oral arguments and final oral
observations, respectively, regarding the preliminary objection and possible merits,
reparations and costs, as well as the statements the following persons:
A. Witnesses
Proposed by the representative
1) J’s sister, who will testify on the impact that the facts of this case have had
on J and her family.
Proposed by the State
2) Magda Victoria Atto Mendives, who will testify on her alleged participation in
the police operations carried out on April 13 and 14, 1992 in which Mrs. J
was arrested, the subsequent raids on various homes and the initial
investigations undertaken by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
B. Deponent for information purposes proposed by the State
1) Federico Javier Llaque Moya, a lawyer, who will testify on the criminal
proceedings applicable to crimes of terrorism, legal reforms, flagrancy in
such crimes, as well as their definition as permanent or continuous crimes.
C. Expert witnesses proposed by the Commission
1) Patricia Viseur Sellers, a lawyer, who will testify on different forms of sexual
violence and their characterization in light of international human rights law.
She will also refer to elements that are relevant to the definition of different
forms of sexual violence as acts of torture, and to international obligations to
investigate and punish the perpetrators in these types of cases. Finally, this
expert witness will refer to the international standards to be taken into
consideration when deciding on reparations in cases involving sexual
violence.
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