the Commission, the representatives had indicated that Erasmo Movilla “grew up emotionally and economically dependent on Pedro Julio Movilla.” B) Considerations of the Court 46. The Court has affirmed that, pursuant to Article 35(1) of the Rules of Procedure, it is the Commission’s responsibility to identify the alleged victims precisely when submitting a case to the Court by means of a merits report.28 It has stated that “legal certainty requires, as a general rule, that each of the alleged victims is duly identified in the Report […] except in the exceptional circumstance set out in Article 35(2) of the Rules, which refers to massive or collective violations,”29 which does not apply in this case. 47. However, the Court notes, firstly, that neither the representatives nor the Commission named Cindy Paola de la Barrera Simanca as an alleged victim. Therefore, the State’s request that she not be acknowledged as such is irrelevant. The person in question is not an alleged victim in this case. 48. Secondly, this Court emphasizes the importance of alleged victims being clearly identified in the Merits Report. Nonetheless, depending on the circumstances in each case, possible inaccuracies in the identification of alleged victims in the Merits Report may not prevent the persons in question from being regarded as such in the proceedings before the Court. This is so provided that the inaccuracies do not prevent the person from being identified, do not affect the State’s right of defense, nor lead to other persons being added to those included in the Merits Report. On previous occasions, taking into account the subject matter of different cases, this Court has accepted as alleged victims persons identified inaccurately in the Merits Report. 30 49. In this case, the Merits Report refers to the “three children of Nery del Carmen,” who is one of Pedro Movilla’s sisters. The representatives specified that they are Iván Darío Vega Movilla, Nery del Carmen Vega Movilla, and Ana Karina Vega Movilla. Although they stated that “they are the children of Rita Movilla,” according to their birth certificates 31 they are in fact the children of Nery del Carmen Movilla Galarcio. Therefore, the Commission’s reference to these persons makes it possible to identify them. Consequently, Iván Darío Vega Movilla, Nerys del Carmen Vega Movilla, and Ana Karina Vega Movilla will be regarded as alleged victims. 50. Nor do the other inaccuracies that the State mentioned rule out the identification of the persons in question, or affect Colombia’s right of defense. For example, the Merits Report mentioned a person called “Erasmo Movilla” as Pedro Movilla’s nephew, and, as the representatives observed, the person in question, Erasmo de la Barrera Movilla, actually exists and is related to him. Moreover, the inaccuracy regarding the name of Florencia Movilla Galarcio, mistakenly called “Marta Movilla” in the Merits Report, has not prevented her from being Cf. Case of the Ituango Massacres v. Colombia. Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of July 1, 2006. Series C No. 148, para. 98, and Case of Maidanik et al. v. Uruguay. Merits and reparations. Judgment of November 15, 2021. Series C No. 444, para. 15. 29 Case of Los Josefinos Village Massacre v. Guatemala. Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November 3, 2021. Series C No. 442, para. 23, and Case of Maidanik et al. v. Uruguay, supra, para. 15. Similarly, Case of the Río Negro Massacres v. Guatemala. Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of September 4, 2012. Series C No. 250, para. 48. 30 Cf., for example, Case of Chitay Nech et al. v. Guatemala. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of May 25, 2010. Series C No. 212, paras. 43-45; Case of Díaz Loreto et al. v. Venezuela. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November 19, 2019. Series C No. 392, footnote 1; and Case of López et al. v. Argentina. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November 25, 2019. Series C No. 396, paras. 32-34 and 163, and Merits Report No. 1/17, of January 26, 2017, para. 74 (available at: https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/decisiones/corte/2018/12804FondoEs.pdf). 31 Cf., birth certificates of Iván Darío Vega Movilla, Nery del Carmen Vega Movilla, and Ana Karina Vega Movilla (evidence file, Annex 1 to the pleadings and motions brief, folios 2734, 2735 and 2737, respectively). 28 14