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TABLE OF CONTENT
I
INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE DISPUTE ............................................. 5
II
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT ...................................................................................... 7
III
JURISDICTION .................................................................................................................. 10
IV
PRELIMINARY OBJECTION ................................................................................................. 10
A. Arguments of the parties and the Commission ........................................................................ 10
B. Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................... 11
V
THE STATE’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY ..................................................... 12
A. The State’s acknowledgement of responsibility and observations of the Commission and the
representatives ................................................................................................................ 12
B. Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................... 14
B.1 Regarding the facts .............................................................................................. 15
B.2 Regarding the legal claims ................................................................................... 16
B.3 Regarding the reparations ..................................................................................... 17
B.4 Assessment of the acquiescence ............................................................................. 17
VI
PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................................................... 18
A. The factual framework of the case .......................................................................................... 18
B. The presumed victims in this case .......................................................................................... 19
VII
EVIDENCE ......................................................................................................................... 19
A. Admission of the documentary evidence ................................................................................. 19
B. Admission of the testimonial and expert evidence ................................................................... 20
VIII
FACTS ............................................................................................................................... 21
A. Context .................................................................................................................................. 21
A.1 Preliminary considerations ................................................................................... 21
A.2 Background to the operation conducted on May 3 and 4, 2006, in the municipalities of
Texcoco and San Salvador Atenco, state of Mexico ....................................................... 22
A.3 The operation of May 3, 2006 ............................................................................... 23
A.4 The operation of May 4, 2006 ............................................................................... 25
A.5 Reports of police abuse during the operations on May 3 and 4, 2006, in Texcoco and San
Salvador Atenco, state of Mexico ................................................................................ 26
A.6 Initial statements of senior state officials on the report of sexual violence in the context
of the operations of May 3 and 4, 2006 ....................................................................... 27
B. The facts with regard to the eleven women ............................................................................. 28
B.1 The initial detentions ........................................................................................... 28
B.2 The transfers ...................................................................................................... 32
B.3 The arrival at CEPRESO ....................................................................................... 36
B.4 Medical examinations and expert appraisals performed on the women ....................... 39
B.5 The proceedings against the women ...................................................................... 42