97. Once the nine days of prayers had concluded, 132 on December 31, 2004, C.A., B.A. and her children L.A. and N.A., aged 20 and 14 years, respectively, as well as E.A. and her children J.A. and K.A., aged 12 and 7 years, respectively, left their homes in the village of Cruce de la Esperanza and the Municipality of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, and “fled to Escuintla”, accompanied by the Local Transit Police of Santa Lucía “as far as the neighborhood between Santa Lucía and Siquinala.” 133 98. The family initially moved to the city of Escuintla, the departmental capital. 134 Mrs. E.A., together with her children J.A. and K.A., settled in another part of the country where they rented a house. 135 The son of Mrs. B.A., M.A., remained in the care of D.A. 136 99. There is also evidence that by February 2006, C.A., B.A. and her children, L.A. and N.A., were already back in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, and that they stayed in the municipality where they rented a house, but did not return to their home. 137 On February 16, 2006, Mrs. B.A. returned to her job as Social Organization Officer of the Municipality of Santa Lucía, Cotzumalguapa, but resigned on October 31, 2007, after she was chosen to manage the Municipal Office for Women. 138 In addition, on June 26 and 27, 2007, Mrs. B.A. participated in the First National Meeting of Municipal Offices for Women. 139 100. Subsequently, Mrs. B.A. continued working in Escuintla. Evidence in the file shows that on June 4, 2009, she was elected Permanent Representative of the Women’s Organizations on the Departmental Development Council of Escuintla. 140 On March 8, 2011, the Departmental Human Rights Office in the municipality of La Gomera, in the Department of Escuintla, granted her an award for her efforts to promote women’s rights. 141 In 2011 and 2012, she participated in the forum on “Strengthening the Institutional Framework for Peace, and promoting women’s participation in its 132 Cf. Statement of E.A. of January 1, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 1, minute 47:40); Statement of C.A. of January 1, 2005 (attached to submission brief, disk 1, minutes 25:33 and 24:44). 133 Cf. Statement of B.A. at the public hearing of February 7, 2014. See also, Statement of E.A. of January 1, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 1, minutes 1:40, 47:00 and 48:05); Statement of C.A. of January 1, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 1, minutes 22:44, 27:22 and 25:33); Statement of B.A. of 17 December 2010 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 2, minute 1:31:06); Statement of B.A. of December 12, 2010 (File of attachments to submission brief, page 1370), and Report sent by the Criminal Investigations Specialist to the Assistant Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa of April 5, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, pages 1063 and 1064). 134 Cf. Statement of E.A. of January 1, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 1, minute 48:30). 135 Cf. Statement of B.A. of December 12, 2010 (File of attachments to submission brief, page 1371); Statement of E.A. of January 1, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 1, minutes 47:40 and 48:32), and Statement of C.A. of January 1, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 1, minute 27:22). 136 Cf. Statement of B.A. of December 12, 2010 (File of attachments to submission brief, page 1370). 137 In a statement rendered on December 12, 2010, Mrs. B.A. indicated that “[a]t the time of [her] father’s murder, each family had its own new house; these now lie abandoned, along with the land, without any benefit, other than expenses incurred for cleaning and guarding.” Cf. Statement of B.A. of December 12, 2010 (File of attachments to submission brief, page 1370). On another occasion, when asked to give her place of residence, Mrs. B.A. stated it was Escuintla. Cf. Statement of B.A. of January 1, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 1, minute 0:28). Furthermore, in a statement submitted by the representatives to the Commission, Mrs. B.A. stated that among the difficulties suffered by her mother was not having a home, a situation in which she, B.A., was forced to “shoulder the financial burden of moving, of paying rent, which she still continues to pay.” Cf. Statement of B.A. of December 17, 2010 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 2, minute 1:36:05). Subsequently, at the public hearing before this Court, Mrs. B.A. reiterated that “[at] this point […] we have not had a place to live, we have been renting.” Cf. Statement of B.A. at the public hearing on February 7, 2014. See also, Psychosocial Evaluation January 5, 2011 (File of attachments to submission brief, page 1425). 138 Cf. Resignation submitted on November 5, 2007 (File of attachments to pleadings and motions brief, page 2116); Resolution of the Mayor’s Office Number 201 – 2007 (File of attachments to pleadings and motions brief, page 2117), and Statement of B.A. of January 1, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, disk 1, minute 1:33:07). According to the Municipal Mayor for the period 2004-2008, this position involved: “organizing the Municipality, provide continuous training and political education, providing information on the Municipality (municipal development plan) and ensure that everything is done with a gender equity, generational and ethnic focus.” Cf. Communication sent by the Municipal Mayor to the Head of Human Resources on November 6, 2007 (File of attachments to pleadings and motions brief, page 2119). 139 Cf. Diploma awarded by the Presidential Secretariat for Executive Coordination, the Democratic Municipalities Program, the Support Program for MyPES, the Collective for the Defense of Women’s Rights in Guatemala, the National Association of Municipalities of Guatemala and the Guillermo Toriello Foundation, of July 26 and 27, 2007 (Merits file, page 2076). 140 Cf. Letter from the Presidential Secretariat for Women to the President of the Departmental Development Council of Escuintla, of June 23, 2009 (Merits file, page 2074). 141 Cf. Award granted by the Departmental Office of Human Rights on March 8, 2011 (Merits file, page 2079). 30