-5- I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND SUBJECT MATTER OF THE DISPUTE a) Petition. On August 1, 2006, Casa Alianza, the Movimiento Social por los Derechos de la Niñez, and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) (hereinafter “the petitioners”) lodged the initial petition on behalf of the alleged victims. b) Admissibility Report. On March 19, 2013, the Commission adopted Admissibility Report No. 8/13.2 c) Merits Report. On October 28, 2015, the Commission adopted Merits Report No. 72/15, in which it reached a series of conclusions and made several recommendations to the State. • Conclusions. The Commission concluded that the State of Guatemala was responsible for the violation of Articles 5, 7, 8, 11, 17, 18, 19 and 25 of the American Convention, in relation to Articles 1(1) and 2 of this instrument, to the detriment of Osmín Ricardo Tobar Ramírez, J.R., Flor de María Ramírez Escobar and Gustavo Tobar Fajardo. • Recommendations. Consequently, the Commission made a series of recommendations to the State as follows: 1. Provide comprehensive pecuniary and non-pecuniary reparation for the human rights violations established in the report. 2. Conduct, as promptly as possible, an effective search, making every effort to determine the whereabouts of J.R. In response to the representatives’ request, the Court agreed to maintain the identity of Flor de María Ramírez Escobar’s second son and of his adoptive family confidential in this case. Accordingly, the initials “J.R.” will be used to refer to Mrs. Ramírez Escobar’s second son; “T.B.” to refer to his adoptive father, “J.B.” to refer to his adoptive mother, and “the B. couple” or “the B. family” to refer to the couple or to the adoptive family of J.R., as a whole. 1 Cf. IACHR, Report No. 8/13, Petition 793-06, Admissibility, Ramírez brothers and family, Guatemala, March 19, 2013. 2