considered victims in this case, in the Merits Report the Inter-American Commission found violations
to the detriment of Sebastian Claus Furlan; his parents, Danilo Furlan and Susana Fernández; his
brother, Claudio Erwin Furlan, and his sister, Sabina Eva Furlan. After the adoption of the report on
the merits, the petitioners reiterated the information of the next-of-kin who were affected by the
violations listed in the report. Also, they added the names of Diego Germán and Adrian Nicholas
Furlan, and Laura Sarto, sons and wife respectively, of Sebastian Claus Furlan and Stefano Paul,
son of Sabina Eva Furlan.
Finally, the Commission offers the following expert declarations that concern issues of the
inter-American public interest in relation to this case:
1. To be defined, who will testify about the Argentine legal framework governing civil
actions against the State, the stages and procedural time limits, including the
implementation of a favorable decision ordering compensation by the State. The expert
witness report will refer to whether if in the framework of such processes an expedite or
differential treatment is expected, when the interests at stake require an answer in order
to protect fundamental rights. It will also refer to the main problems that generate delays
in decision-making and in the realization of the reparations ordered in the light of
international obligations of the State.
2. Alejandro Morlachetti, who will testify on the International standards in the field of
judicial protection of children in the situation of disability and special measures to be
taken when the outcome of the judicial debate is related to their right to personal
integrity. The report will also refer to the application of these standards to the facts of
the case.
The curricula vitae of the experts proposed by the Inter-American Commission are attached.
Finally, the petitioner expressed the victims’ interest in the submission of the present case to the
Inter-American Court. Their contact information is:
Danilo Pedro Furlan
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(1702) Ciudadela
Provincia de Buenos Aires, República Argentina
Tel/Fax: +54-11-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please allow me to greet you and express my appreciation.
Signed in the original
Santiago A. Canton
Executive Secretary