19 88. Mr. Berson Gelin was born in Mencía, Pedernales, the Dominican Republic, on January 53 18, 1981. Mr. Gelin lived in a rental property in La Romana, the Dominican Republic. 89. In 1995, young Gelin, then 14 years old, was detained by immigration officers as he was walking through a neighborhood of Batey Nueve, Barahona, the Dominican Republic. Young Gelin was boarded onto a truck with another 15 or 20 people and taken to a military prison, where he spent the night. From there, all the detainees were taken to the border at the Pedernales/ Anse-à-Pitre crossing, where they were forced to cross over to the Haitian side. Young Gelin spent two months in Haiti, until he 54 was able to return to the Dominican Republic aboard a bus carrying sugar cane workers. 90. Around midday on December 5, 1999, as he was leaving home on his way to work, Mr. Gelin was detained by members of the police and Naval troops, and put aboard a bus carrying other 55 people. He was subsequently taken to the border in Jimaní and forced to cross into Haiti. 91. Mr. Gelin had a son called William Gelin, who was born in the Dominican Republic. From 1999 onward, Mr. Gelin was forced to live semi-separated from his son. As a result of his expulsion, Mr. Gelin lost his job, RD$3000 in cash which was inside his house in the Dominican Republic, and the salary 56 he had coming to him at the time of his expulsion. 92. In March 2002, Mr. Gelin obtained a safe-conduct as a result of the agreement reached 57 as the provisional measures were being worked out with the Inter-American Court. In 2005, however, 58 while on a visit to his son William in Santo Domingo, immigration officers destroyed his safe-conduct. 59 More recently, Mr. Gelin returned to the territory of the Dominican Republic. 93. With respect to Mr. Gelin, the State indicated that “there is no record of him having been deported from the Dominican Republic, so that we suspect that this case is the invention of some NGO in the Dominican Republic. We were particularly struck by one detail in this case. The report specifies that this citizen was detained by police and naval personnel who, according to the report, were under the command of General Pedro De Jesús Candelier Tejada, who is Chief of the National Police. Given his 60 rank, the General does not participate in the detention of Haitian citizens.” The State asserted that Mr. Gelin “is not registered” and provided no additional information on the record of deportations. 5. Ana Virginia Nolasco, Ana Lidia Sensión, Reyita Antonia Sensión and Antonio Sensión 53 Annex 24. Statement given by Berson Gelin on April 1, 2000, in the presence of the Human Rights Clinic of Columbia University School of Law. Attachment to the petitioners’ observations of January 30, 2002. Annex AN of the representatives’ observations on the merits, April 16, 2009. 54 Annex 5. The representatives’ observations on the merits, April 16, 2009. 55 Annex 24. Statement given by Berson Gelin on April 1, 2000, in the presence of the Human Rights Clinic of Columbia University School of Law. Attachment to the petitioners’ observations of January 30, 2002. 56 Annex 24. Statement given by Berson Gelin on April 1, 2000, in the presence of the Human Rights Clinic of Columbia University School of Law. Attachment to the petitioners’ observations of January 30, 2002. 57 Annex 25. Annex AP of the petitioners’ observations on the merits, April 16, 2009. 58 Annex 26. Annex AQ of the petitioners’ observations on the merits, April 16, 2009. 59 Annex 11. The representatives observations’ on the compliance with the provisional measures ordered by the I/A Court H.R. in the Matter of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian Origin in the Dominican Republic, March 16, 2010. 60 Annex 6. Report of the Secretariat of State of the Interior and Police. Office of the Director General for Immigration. July 19, 2000, attachment to the brief submitted by the State on August 8, 2000.