INTER - AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMISION INTERAMERICANA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS COMISSÃO INTERAMERICANA DE DIREITOS HUMANOS COMMISSION INTERAMÉRICAINE DES DROITS DE L'HOMME ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS WASHINGTON, D.C. 2 0 0 0 6 EEUU July 10, 2012 Ref.: Case No. 12.606 Hermanos Landaeta Mejías y otros Venezuela Mr. Secretary: I am pleased to address you on behalf of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in order to file Case No. 12.606 Landaeta Mejías Brothers et. al. vs. The Bolivarian State of Venezuela (hereinafter “the State”, “the Venezuelan State” or “Venezuela”) before the jurisdiction of the Honorable Inter-American Court of Human Rights, regarding the extrajudicial execution of both brothers Landaeta Mejías, Igmar Alexander and Eduardo José, 18 and 17 years old respectively, by forces of the Corp of Public Order and Security of the Aragua State. After threats and harassment against Igmar Alexander, he was extrajudicially executed on November 17, 1996;while a half months later - on December 30, 1996 - his brother, the child Eduardo José, was illegally and arbitrarily deprived of freedom, and the following day, during a supposed transfer, he was extrajudicially executed. These facts are framed in a context of extrajudicial executions in Venezuela, with special emphasis on the State of Aragua. The death of both brothers remains unpunished. In the case of Igmar Alexander, the criminal proceedings against the polices culminated with a dismissal, while in the case of Eduardo José, after 16 years of his death, the criminal trial Is still ongoing. The State ratified the American Convention on Human Rights on August 9, 1977, and accepted the contentious jurisdiction of the Court on June 24, 1981. The Commission has designated Commissioner Felipe González as its delegate Likewise, Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Deputy Executive Secretary and Silvia Serrano Guzmán, attorney of the Executive Secretariat of the IACHR, will serve as legal advisors. Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretario Inter-American Court on Human Rights Apartado 6906-1000 San José, Costa Rica