5 9. In addition, the Court received eleven amicus curiae briefs from the following persons and institutions: i) three students of the Graduate Studies Department of the Law School of the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), concerning the right of access to justice of the indigenous population in the state of Guerrero, the military criminal jurisdiction, and the possible reparations;11 ii) the General Council of Spanish Lawyers and the Foundation of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers, on rape as torture, the military justice system, and the medical treatment which women victim’s of violence should receive;12 iii) the Faculty at the Law School, the University of the Andes, which refers to the importance of the context in the present case;13 iv) the organizations Bar Human Rights Committee and Solicitor’s International Human Rights Group, regarding rape as torture and the standards of the investigation in cases of rape;14 v) the Washington Office on Latin America [Oficina en Washington para Asuntos Latinoamericanos] (hereinafter, “WOLA”), in regard to the militarization in the state of Guerrero and of the human rights abuses perpetrated by soldiers in Mexico;15 vi) the organization Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada, regarding military justice in Mexico and the access to justice for indigenous persons;16 vii) the organization Women’s Link Worldwide concerning rape as a form of torture and the standards of protection for minors of age whom are victims of the same;17 viii) the Programa de Litigio Internacional del Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer [International Litigation Program of the Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Defense of the Rights of Women] (CLADEM), regarding, inter alia, the rape and the prohibition of torture, the discrimination against indigenous people of the south of Mexico, as well as the standards of proof and reparations for cases of rape and torture against indigenous women;18 ix) James C. Hopkins, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, in relation with the obligation by the State of Mexico to consult with the indigenous people in cases of military occupation and the responsibility of the State in the case of its nonof the Secretariat of the Interior; and Rafael Barceló Durazo, Added Diplomat in Political Matters and Human Rights of the Mexican Embassy and Costa Rica. 11 The original brief was received by the Secretariat of the Court on April 30, 2010, and is signed by Miguel Ángel Antemate Mendoza, Julio César Hernández Salmorán, and Carlos Alejandro Martiarena Leonar. A copy of said brief was received on April 28, 2010. 12 The original brief was received by the Secretariat of the Court on June 1, 2010 and was signed by Carlos Carnicer Díez and José María Prat Sabat, President and Benefactor, respectively, of the Foundation of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers. 13 The original brief was received by the Secretariat of the Court on June 11, 2010 and is signed by Cesar Rodriguez Garavito, Yukyan Lam and Sebastian Boada, Director, Professor, and student, respectively, of the Global Justice and Human Rights Program of the University of the Andes. Copy of said brief was received on June 9, 2010. 14 The original brief was received in English by the Secretariat of the Court on June 17, 2010, and is signed by Philip Haywood, Brony Poynor, and Ajanta Kaza of the organization Bar Human Rights Committee and David Palmer and Ana Paula de Souza of the organization Solicitor’s International Human Rights Group. One copy of the brief was received on June 10, 2010. The Secretariat of the Court requested, on June 18, 2010, the submission, in Spanish, of the amicus curiae, a requirement which was satisfied with the sending of the brief in Spanish on June 28, 2010. 15 The brief was received by the Secretariat of the Court on June 10, 2010, and is signed by Maureen C. Meyer, Coordinator of the Program for Mexico and Central America of the Washington Office on Latin America. 16 The original brief was received by the Secretariat of the Court on June 15, 2010, and is signed by Cara E.I. Gibons, Director of the organization Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada. A copy of said brief was received on June 10, 2010. 17 The original brief was received by the Secretariat of the Court on June 11, 2010 and is signed by Andrea Parra and Keina Yoshida, attorneys of Women’s Link Worldwide. 18 The original brief was received by the Secretariat of the Court on June, 11, 2010 and is signed by Norma Enríquez Riascos, Regional Coordinator of CLADEM, Valeria Pandjiarjian, member of the Litigation Program of CLADEM, Ángela García Reyes, of CLADEM México, and María Celina Berterame, of CLADEM Argentina. A copy of said brief was received on June 10, 2010.