15 feels that he is alive and she forces herself to take up the search once again. She has even had dreams in which he came back, which she interprets as a sign to keep faith in the search. She experiences anxiety onsets that keep her from relaxing for most part of the day and that give her severe neck pain. She has lost interest in things that used to give her pleasure. Ms. Nélida Fernández shows symptoms of depression, such as emptiness, anger, sadness and pain, which she tones down by strenuous physical exercise, since she works without resting in order to keep herself busy and avoid thinking. She has difficulties to fall asleep, has gained weight, suffers from headaches, has difficulties moving her legs, and suffers from gastric disorders. She shows mental absences, during which she reacts with anxiety to stimuli that remind her of the flood she was in and of her son’s disappearance. She fears that something catastrophic might happen again to her family. She has suffered from suicidal ideation. Nélida Fernández has sought professional help. The anger generated by the events and by the lack of information makes her intolerant when relating to the rest of the family and to her coworkers. The three families have experienced changes in their dynamics. As for Oscar Blanco’s family, the victim was in charge of the affective and financial support of his home, his mother and his siblings. The absence of Mr. Oscar Jose Blanco-Romero has forced his wife to look for a job. His eldest daughter, Aleoscar, has taken up the role of supporting the family and she is the affective mainstay of her mother and siblings. As for the family of Roberto Javier Hernández-Paz, Mrs. Teodora has not been able to accept the void left by her missing son. She describes her interpersonal relations as limited, and opts by keeping things to herself, which has resulted in problems with her partner. These families’ life projects have been affected, especially those of the parents, siblings, partners sons and daughters. In cases of forced disappearance of persons, the lack of elucidation of the facts and of the location of the remains deepens the stressful and traumatic situation experienced by their next of kin, as well as the feeling that the disappeared person was subject to violent acts. The elucidation of the facts would allow the victim’s next of kin to understand the events that took place. These individuals have been waiting for credible news that would allow them to fill in the information void with which they have been dealing for the past six years. They also demand to know the truth about the whereabouts of their next of kin, as well as the certification of their physical and psychological condition. In the vent that they be not alive any longer, their next of kin hope they have a funeral. Moreover, they hope that those guilty are punished and that they acknowledge the damage they inflicted. The measures leading to the emotional rehabilitation of the victim’s next of kin are many, such as the narration of the truth, the opportunity of being heard, the recovery of the mortal remains, justice, as well as adequate psychological and medical care, all of which would allow the family to handle the pain, the sadness, the stress, and the physical consequences such worries have generated in them. B) TESTIMONIAL AND EXPERT EVIDENCE