Because these matters have an important impact on inter-American public order (ordre public), the Commission, pursuant to Article 35.1(f) of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court, would like to offer the following expert testimony: 1. An expert, whose name shall be provided shortly, who will testify about the obligation to investigate and punish acts of torture. The expert will refer in particular to the ongoing nature of said obligation. Likewise, he/she will examine compliance with said obligation in the case of acts of torture committed during the dictatorship in Chile. 2. An expert, whose name shall be provided shortly, who will testify about international standards applicable to the exclusionary rule. The expert will refer to the scope and content of this rule as well to the State obligations it entails. In particular, he/she will elaborate on the judicial remedies that should exist to guarantee that said rule is applied in all types of proceedings, especially criminal proceedings in which a final judgment has already been rendered. The expert will consider the evolution of this subject matter in other human rights systems and, as pertinent, will offer a comparative law perspective. The curricula vitae of the proposed experts will be included in the annexes to the report on the merits, No. 119/13. The Commission hereby provides the Honorable Court with the following information on those who will act as petitioners during the proceedings: CODEPU - Boris Paredes xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Santiago Centro, Chile xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx International Federation for Human Rights - Jimena Reyes xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Ernesto Galaz Cañas Soledad Rojas Zepeda Paula Donoso Vergara Montiglio, Rojas, Donoso y Galaz Abogados y Cía Limitada xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Santiago, Chile 4