context of proceedings that have already been submitted to and/or decided by the organs of the inter-American
system. Accordingly, given the invocation that the State has been making the case would allow for a pronouncement
by the Court on the Law on National Reconciliation, its non-applicability to facts such as those in the instant case, and
the way in which an interpretation of that provision incompatible with inter-American case-law would make it
possible to consolidate the situation of structural impunity one finds in Guatemala with respect to grave violations of
human rights during the armed conflict.
As these issues significantly affect inter-American public order, as per Article 35(1)(f) of the Inter-American
Court’s Rules of Procedure, the Commission takes this opportunity to offer the following expert witness statements:
Expert/whose name will be provided soon, who will testify on the scope and elements of integral
reparation in a case such as the instant one, in which the human rights violations were especially grave and
widespread, to the point of tearing apart the social and cultural cohesion of an entire community. The expert will
analyze those parameters, the reparations offered by domestic systems, and their scope in cases already before the
inter-American system. In addition, special emphasis will be placed on Guatemala’s situation.
Expert/whose name will be provided soon, who will testify on the structural situation of impunity in
Guatemala for human rights violations committed during the internal armed conflict. The expert will analyze the
factors that have contributed to that situation in the past, as well as the emerging context with the invoking the Law
on National Reconciliation. On this aspect, the expert will refer to international standards on amnesty laws, especially
after an internal armed conflict, with special emphasis on the Law on National Reconciliation in the context of grave
violations of human rights, crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes, such as those that occurred in this
case.
The curriculum vitae of the experts offered will be included in the attachments to Report on the Merits 6/14.
The Commission informs the Court of the following information on those who have served as petitioners throughout
the processing of this case:
Wuilfredo Ivoy Morales
María Dolores Iztep Manuel
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Sincerely yours,
Signed in the original
Elizabeth Abi-Mershed
Assistant Executive Secretary