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a)
in representation of the Government of Honduras,
Ambassador Edgardo Sevilla Idiáquez, Agent
b)
in representation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,
Dr. Edmundo Vargas Carrreño, Delegate
Dr. Claudio Grossman, Adviser
b)
called by the Commission, Dr. Federico Allodi, a psychiatrist, testified to the emotional
harm suffered by the family of the victim.
12.
As instructed by its President, the Secretariat of the Court addressed the Government on
April 3, 1989, to request the following information to be duly certified by the appropriate officials:
1.
The dates of birth of Manfredo Velásquez Rodríguez and Saúl Godínez Cruz,
with their civil status at the time of disappearance as established by Honduran law;
2.
The position or positions they held and the salaries or other income they
received, either from the government, government entities or private institutions,
together with their social security status or equivalent, and their income tax
statements, if any;
3.
Academic or professional degrees or special qualifications relevant to their
financial and social situation at the time of disappearance, and the title to any
property in their name;
4.
The names and status of their wives; and those of any concubines recognized
in any official document; the age of the former and the latter at the time of the
disappearances; any property in their name or other sources of income, and the
conjugal property rights of the wives (community property and others);
5.
The names and civil status of their children, those of the marriage and any
outside the marriage; their ages at the time of the disappearances; whether they
were students, and whether any are physically or mentally handicapped;
6.
The names and civil status of their parents, their ages at the time of the
disappearances; whether they had or have property or income of their own, and
whether they were or are dependents of the disappeared;
7.
The names, civil status, ages and situation of any other possible claimants
under Honduran law at the time of the disappearances, or any other person
recognized as a dependent in social security documents, tax statements or other
documents which might contain that information;
8.
Whether the disappeared had life insurance or other personal insurance, in
what amount, the period of coverage, and the names of the beneficiaries;
9.
Mortuary tables for men and women and commutation schedules (the latter
are used for future tax discounts in return for prompt payment) effective in Honduras
at the time of the disappearances;
10.
Certified copies of Honduran legislation regarding: a) legal heirs as defined by
civil and labor law; b) conjugal property rights (community property or other); c)
beneficiaries with rights to support payments, showing the criteria used to determine