26 71. The parents of Emelinda Lorena Hernández then returned to the hills and heard gunshots during the night.114 The soldiers had been to Marta Ramírez’s house and had executed those present.115 After hearing the gunshots, the father of Emelinda Lorena Hernández decided to return to the place by night, to see what had happened. 116 However, he did not find his daughter’s body, only her shoes and a blanket.117 Several people who lived in the area said they had seen soldiers carrying small children.118 Emelinda Lorena Hernández was almost 10 months old at the time of her disappearance. 72. After the end of the conflict, her family made several efforts to find Emelinda Lorena Hernández and, on March 15, 1996, presented her case to the Search Association.119 On May 31, 1996, the Search Association forwarded to the Ombudsman’s Office a list of several complaints submitted to it by the families of disappeared children, including the one related to the disappearance of Emelinda Lorena Hernández.120 73. On November 15, 2002, María Adela Hernández filed a writ of habeas corpus before the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court for the disappearance of her daughter Emelinda Lorena Hernández.121 Together with the brief, she provided the birth certificate of Emelinda Lorena Hernández and offered the statement of a witness as evidence. 122 The executing judge in charge of the proceeding stated that “according to information provided by the Human Rights department of the Ministry of Defense, there [were] no files on Emelinda Lorena Hernández and, therefore, there [was] no violation proceedings before the Commission, volume III, folio 1629), and interview of the witness María Adela Hernández before the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic, on 18 March 2010 (file of proceedings before the Commission, volume III, folios 1631 to 1632). Cf. Affidavit rendered by María Adela Hernández on March 20, 2014 (evidence file, volume X, affidavits, folios 4739 a 4740), and Interview of witness María Adela Hernández before the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic on March 18, 2010 (file of proceedings before the Commission, volume III, folios 1631 to 1632). 114 Cf. Affidavit rendered by María Adela Hernández on March 20, 2014 (evidence file, volume X, affidavits, folio 4740), and Record of interview of Juan Evangelista Hernández Pérez before the National Civil Police on March 2, 2010 (file of proceedings before the Commission, volume III, folio 1629). 115 Cf. Affidavit rendered by María Adela Hernández on March 20, 2014 (evidence file, volume X, affidavits, folio 4740), and record of the interview of Juan Evangelista Hernández Pérez by the National Civil Police on March 2, 2010 (file of proceedings before the Commission, volume III, folio 1629). 116 Cf. Affidavit rendered by María Adela Hernández on March 20, 2014 (evidence file, volume X, affidavits, folio 4740), and record of the interview of Juan Evangelista Hernández Pérez by the National Civil Police on March 2, 2010 (file of proceedings before the Commission, volume III, folio 1629). 117 Cf. Affidavit rendered by María Adela Hernández on March 20, 2014 (evidence file, volume X, affidavits, folio 4740), and record of interview of Juan Evangelista Hernández Pérez by the National Civil Police on March 2, 2010 (file of proceedings before the Commission, volume III, folio 1629). 118 Cf. Telefax issued by the Search Association on February 2, 2005 (file of proceedings before the Commission, volume II, folio 971). 119 Cf. Telefax issued by the Search Association addressed to the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman on May 31, 1996 (evidence file, volume IV, annex 7 to the submission of the case, folio 1875), and List of Cases presented by the Search Association to the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman on May 31, 1996 (file of proceedings before the Commission, volume II, folios 982 to 985). 120 Cf. Writ of habeas corpus filed before the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court presented by María Adela Hernández on November 15, 2002 (evidence file, volume V, annex 23 to the pleadings, motions and evidence brief, folios 2367 to 2370). 121 Cf. Writ of habeas corpus filed before the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court by María Adela Hernández on November 15, 2002 (evidence file, volume V, annex 23 to the brief of pleadings, motions and evidence, folio 2370). 122