91 Finally, she pointed out that she seeks “compensation because it is the only way to put an end to impunity, […] in Guatemala; [she] want[s] that so [that] the family can also have better, more opportunities for the young ones, the nephews and nieces […]. [She] also want[s] […] the freedom [to be able to speak] openly in [Guatemala], without censorship, without the truth being distorted in this case, and also to put an end to impunity. [She] want[s] the next of kin […] to suffer no more attacks, for there to be no more harassment, […] and for [herself she] want[s] his remains.” b) Testimony of José Leon Bámaca Hernández, father of Efraín Bámaca Velásquez, the victim He is seventy-eight years old, and his occupation is that of stevedore. He and Cornelia Velásquez had four children: Efraín was the elder son, then came Egidia Gebia, Josefina, and another boy who died. The witness also stated that he is the stepfather of Alberta Velásquez. As a child, Efraín Bámaca Velásquez was very intelligent and had learned how to read and write with his grandmother, because where they lived there were no teachers. He also worked picking coffee on the farm called El Tablero, where he earned half the salary of a regular worker. He gave half the money he received for wages to his parents, to help buy food for the household; however, when he turned 18 he went to Guatemala City to try to get another job, and for this reason he left his home, and was never seen again. All the family loved Efraín very much, and for this reason they felt deeply sad when they heard of his death. They still do not know where the mortal remains of Efraín Bámaca Velásquez are, and therefore they want to receive those remains to be able to bury them appropriately at the cemetery in Santa Elena, where other relatives of the victim were buried. For this, he requested help from the Inter-American Court. c) Testimony of Juan José Monterroso, a Guatemalan anthropologist specializing in rural development As part of the Human Rights Program of the Bishopric of San Marcos, he has helped provide financial support to the father and sisters of Efraín Bámaca Velásquez since 1996. He stated that recently a sister of his, Alberta, has reentered the family nucleus, and Egidia Gebia Bámaca Velásquez mentioned that there was a very close relationship between Alberta and Efraín, as a result of the death of their mother. The financial situation of the Bámaca Velásquez family has been very precarious. José León Bámaca Velásquez is retired, and as such he receives a minimal financial support of Q320,00 (three hundred and twenty quetzales). Beyond that, he has no “regular job other than at harvest time”, on the farm called El Tablero, in El Tumbador. Both Josefina and Egidia Gebia, who in turn have children who are economically dependent on them, work during the harvest at the same place as their father, even though “they are paid half the salary that is sometimes paid to men”, while the latter salary does not always reach the legal minimum. The fact that a member of the family belonged to the guerrilla forces placed the rest of the family at risk, since they could be tortured as a means to apply pressure for the member involved in a revolutionary organization to be forced to “give up that type of actions”. Lack of contact between Efraín Bámaca Velásquez and his family,