TABLE OF CONTENTS I ...................................................................................................................... 6 INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND CAUSE OF THE ACTION ............................. 6 II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT ............................................................. 8 III ................................................................................................................. 11 JURISDICTION .............................................................................................. 11 IV .................................................................................................................. 11 PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS........................................................................... 11 A. Objection of compliance with the judgment in the case of Herrera Ulloa v. Costa Rica, as international res judicata .................................................................................................................................................. 11 A.1 Arguments of the parties and the Commission ......................................... 11 A.2 Considerations of the Court ................................................................... 12 B. Objection of failure to exhaust domestic remedies ............................................................................... 14 B.1. Arguments of the parties and the Commission ........................................ 14 B.2. Considerations of the Court .................................................................. 17 B.2.1. Alleged failure to exhaust domestic remedies in connection with the criminal cases against the alleged victims ................................................................. 18 B.2.2 Conclusion ....................................................................................... 21 B.3. Alleged failure to exhaust domestic remedies with respect to the prison conditions of Rafael Rojas and Damas Vega Atencio ....................................... 22 C. Objection regarding lack of due process on the part of the Inter-American Commission, lack of procedural balance and violation of the State’s right to defense .............................................................. 23 C.1. Arguments of the Commission and the parties ........................................ 23 C.2 Considerations of the Court ................................................................... 26 C.2.1. Alleged inadequate analysis by the Inter-American Commission .............. 27 C.2.2. Alleged incomplete submission of the file by the Commission.................. 28 C.2.3. Two pleadings and motions briefs submitted by SIPDH .......................... 28 C.2.4. Joinder of the eight petitions that gave rise to the case ......................... 29 D. Objection regarding the alleged “use of the inter-American system as a fourth instance” ................ 31 D.1. Arguments of the Commission and the parties ........................................ 31 D.2. Considerations of the Court .................................................................. 33 E. Objection regarding the violation of the principle of complementarity in relation to the prison conditions .................................................................................................................................................... 35 E.1. Arguments of the Commission and the parties......................................... 35 E.2. Considerations of the Court .................................................................. 37 E.2.1 Regarding poor food and overcrowding at CAI La Reforma ...................... 39 E.2.2. Regarding drinking water .................................................................. 41 E.2.3. Regarding access to medical care ....................................................... 41 E.2.4. Conclusion ...................................................................................... 43 F. Extemporaneous submission of the petitions of Miguel Mora Calvo (Group 7), Manuel Hernández Quesada (Group 6), Guillermo Rodríguez Silva and Martín Rojas Hernández (Group 5) ..................... 44 F.1. Arguments the parties and the Commission ............................................ 44 F.2. Considerations of the Court .................................................................. 44 G. Error in the Merits Report regarding Miguel Mora Calvo .................................................................. 46 G.1. Arguments of the parties and the Commission ........................................ 46 G.2. Considerations of the Court .................................................................. 46 V EVIDENCE ................................................................................................... 47 A. Documentary, testimonial and expert evidence ................................................................................ 47 B. Admission of the evidence.................................................................................................................. 48 B.1 Admission of the documentary evidence ................................................ 48 C. Assessment of the Evidence .............................................................................................................. 50 VI .................................................................................................................. 50 PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................. 50 A. Criminal cases against Jorge Martínez Meléndez (Group 4) ........................................................... 51 2

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