6 she provided elements regarding the construction and operation of military justice in Mexico.10 On July 21, 2009 the Tribunal received a brief from “a coalition of Mexican organizations who defend human rights”, through which they presented their considerations regarding the application of military jurisdiction to cases of human rights violations in Mexico.11 On July 21, 2009 the Court received a brief from the Spanish Association for International Human Rights Law, in which it presented considerations regarding the right to an effective appeal and to obtain fair and adequate reparation in cases of forced disappearance of persons.12 On July 21, 2009 the Center for Justice and International Law filed a brief, through which it referred to the development of the notion of the forced disappearance of persons and the consequences of its enshrinement in international human rights law.13 On July 21, 2009 this Court received a brief from the Washington Office for Latin American Matters regarding the impact of the use of soldiers in public safety tasks in Mexico.14 On July 22, 2009 the Court received a brief from the Clinic of Public Interest of the Division of Legal Studies of the Center for Economic Investigation and Teaching, through which it referred to military jurisdiction in Mexico.15 On July 22, 2009 the Court received a brief from Mrs. Gabriela Rodríguez Huerta and Karen Hudlet Vázquez, in which they presented considerations on the validity of both the interpretative statement as well as the reservations made by Mexico to the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance.16 On July 24, 2009 students of the Masters Program in Human Rights and Democracy of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Mexico campus, forwarded a brief on “[t]he expansive application of the Mexican military jurisdiction in detriment of civilians that have been victims of violations to their fundamental rights.”17 On July 27, 2009 the Court received a brief from the Miguel Agustin Human Rights Center referring to the historical context within which it has been argued that the alleged violations to human rights occurred in detriment of Rosendo Radilla-Pacheco, specifically regarding “the investigations carried 10 Victoria Livia Unzueta Reyes signed the brief. 11 Stephanie Erin Brewer signed the brief. The amicus curiae brief was prepared and filed by the following organizations: World Association of Community Radios (AMARC-Mexico); Catholics for the Right to Decide (CDD); National Center of Social Communication (CENCOS); Human Rights Center Brother Francisco de Vitoria, O.P.; Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center (Prodh Center); Human Rights Center of the Tlachinollan Mountain (Tlachinollan); Center for Social and Cultural Studies Antonio de Montesinos (CAM); Fundar, Analysis and Research Center; Mexican Institute of Human Rights and Democracy (IMDHD); National Network of Civilian Human Rights Organizations “Todos los derechos para todas y todos” (RedTDT), and Supportive Network Decade Against Impunity. Likewise, said brief was filed by the organizations: Human Rights Center Brother Bartolomé de las Casas (FrayBa) and Network for Childrens’ Rights in Mexico. However, these last two did not confirm before the Court their participation in the same. 12 Carmelo Faleh Pérez, Secretary of the Association, and Carlos Villán Duran, President of the Association, signed the brief. 13 Messrs. Gisela de León, Luis Diego Obando, Viviana Krsticevic, and Vanessa Coria signed the brief. 14 Maureen C. Meyer, Coordinator for the Mexico and Central America Program, signed the brief. 15 Javier Cruz Angulo Nobara, professor; Benjamín Uriel Salinas Morales, Víctor Daniel Gutiérrez Morales, Anel Alejandra Valadez Murillo, and Marcos Zavala Cruz, students, signed the document. 16 Gabriela Rodríguez Huerta, academic and professor of the Law School of the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), signed the document. 17 Sara Luz Enriquez Uscanga, Manuel Amador Velásquez, Mariana Castilla Calderas, Angélica Saucedo Quiñones, Claudia Liza Corona de la Peña, Yedana Renee García Flores, Silvana Cantú Martínez, Roberto Josué Bermúdez Olivos, Laura Rebeca Martínez Moya, Paulina Gutiérrez Jiménez, Ana Paula Hernández Pontón, Mario Patrón Sánchez, and Catherine Mendoza signed the brief.