Since these matters affect in a significant manner the inter-American public order of human
rights, pursuant to Article 35.1(f) of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court, the Commission
wishes to offer declarations by the following three experts:
1. An expert, whose name will soon be disclosed, who will refer to the international standards applicable
to investigations in connection with the crime of forced disappearance of persons–with a particular
emphasis on the disappearance children–in a context of systematic disappearances within the
framework of internal armed conflicts in which amnesty laws have been applied.
2. An expert, whose name will soon be disclosed, who will refer to the international standards on
forensic methods for the identification of victims, particularly in situations where the passage of time
gives rise to particular complexities.
3. An expert, whose name will soon be disclosed, who will refer to issues of transitional justice from a
comparative perspective, in relation to reparations awarded by different national institutions and
international agencies.
The Commission will submit the curriculum vitae of the experts together with the annexes to
Report 77/11.
Finally, the Commission would like to inform the Inter-American Court that the petitioners
before the IACHR are Asociación Paz y Esperanza and the Center for Justice and International Law
(CEJIL). Their contact data are:
CEJIL/WASHINGTON
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I would like to take this opportunity to convey my very highest regards.
Sincerely,
Signed in the original
Emilio Álvarez Icaza L.
Executive Secretary