17 A year after her husband’s death, she asked for a “widow’s pension,” but this “does not provide enough to live on,” so that she now lives with her parents. Her father receives a “very small [pension] and they subsist with this.” She asked for “justice, not only for [herself,] but for all those who are in the same situation.” c) María de los Ángeles Chang Begazo, daughter of Zoila Luz Ynés Begazo Salazar de Chang, alleged victim Her mother was the sole support of the family and even maintained her grandmother, because her father was ill and unable to work. Her mother resorted to judicial channels to obtain reinstatement in her post and, owing to her age, could not find any work despite her “excellent curriculum.” Consequently, she “returned home crying every day,” “her self-esteem was affected” and she had to find cleaning work [as] a domestic employee, among other jobs. “When she was unable to obtain work, there was no money for food.” As a result of her mother’s dismissal, the witness was transferred to another school, which involved having to travel to that establishment without a bus service. “After [her] mother’s dismissal, her grandmother was greatly affected, […] she had heart problems [and subsequently died].” She hopes that her mother will obtain “the total restitution of all her rights, […] that justice will be done, and that she is ensured a decent future.” d) Jackeline Magallán Galoc, alleged victim Following her dismissal from the Congress of the Republic she had recourse to an administrative proceeding, then to the courts, including the Constitutional Court, seeking her reinstatement unsuccessfully; hence, finally, she resorted to the InterAmerican Commission. After her dismissal, she said that she had had to work “in whatever she could find,” because she could not find work related to her professional experience and this has made her feel “frustrated, hurt [and] very bitter.” She could not continue to pay the private education of her three daughters and had to transfer them to a State school. The witness stated that she felt frustration as a mother since she could not give more to her daughters and because she has had health problems since the death of one of her daughters. She resorted to the Inter-American Court “in the hope of obtaining justice” and asked that the Court should “decide on sanctions for the State; that [they] be reinstated [in their posts]; receive reparation for all these years; be compensated because [their] life projects were frustrated, and be paid the remuneration [they] ceased to receive.” e) Frida Luisa Salas Sobrino, alleged victim After the administrative proceedings were exhausted, she resorted to the courts in order to seek her reinstatement in Congress. The dismissed employees had recourse