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person, Oscar Israel Duarte Valle; as well as the identification of an additional relative in
relation to William Antonio Reyes Flores and Manuel Armando Cortes.
Finally, the Commission respectfully requests that the Honorable Court includes in
this case the pertinent parts of the expert witness reports made by the experts Leo
Valladares Lanza, Reina Auxiliadora Rivera Joya and Carlos Tiffer Sotomayor in the
Servellón García et. al Case v. Honduras. In addition, the IACHR offers the following expert
witness testimony in relation to the inter-American public interest issues related to this
case:
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Expert to be defined, who will testify on the modifications introduced to the crimes
of unlawful association (asociación ilícita) in Honduras and Central America, as a
policy for citizen security aimed to combat gangs or maras.
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Expert to be defined, who will testify about the situation of the Honduran
penitentiary system and the measures taken by the State to face situations such as
the one that provoked this case.
The currícula vitae of the experts proposed by the Inter-American Commission are
attached as annexes.
Finally, the petitioners informed of the victims’ interest in submitting this case to
the Inter-American Court. The contact information for the representatives of the victims
before the IACHR is:
Pastoral Penitenciaria
CARITAS Sampedrana
Equipo de Reflexión, Investigación y Comunicación-ERIC
2da. Calle, 2da. Ave. N.E.
P.O. Box 207
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
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Please accept renewed assurances of my highest regards.
Signed in the original
Santiago A. Canton
Executive Secretary