34 personality enshrined in Articles 7, 5, 4, and 3 of the American Convention, in relation to the obligations established in Article 1(1) of the same instrument, to the detriment of José Adrián Rochac Hernández, Santos Ernesto Salinas, Emelinda Lorena Hernández, Manuel Antonio Bonilla, and Ricardo Ayala Abarca. C. The rights to a family, a name, and special protection for children (Article 17, 18, and 19 of the Convention) 187. Article 17 of the American Convention establishes, at the pertinent part: “The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the state.” 188. Article 18 of the American Convention provides: “Every person has the right to a given name and to the surnames of his parents or that of one of them. The law shall regulate the manner in which this right shall be ensured for all, by the use of assumed names if necessary.” 189. Article 19 of the American Convention indicates: “Every minor child has the right to the measures of protection required by his condition as a minor on the part of his family, society, and the state.” 190. Article 1(1) of the Convention establishes: The States Parties to this Convention undertake to respect the rights and freedoms recognized herein and to ensure to all persons subject to their jurisdiction the free and full exercise of those rights and freedoms, without any discrimination for reasons of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, economic status, birth, or any other social condition. 191. Mindful of the particularities of the instant case and the fact that all the victims were children at the time of their forced disappearance, the Commission considers it appropriate to analyze the State’s obligations under Article 17 of the American Convention read in conjunction with Article 19 of the same instrument. Subsequently, the Commission will refer to the petitioners’ arguments regarding Article 18 of the Convention. 192. By the Court’s case law, Article 19 of the American Convention should be understood as a complementary right that the Convention establishes for individuals who need special measures of 153 protection, owing to their stage of physical and emotional development . Children, therefore, possess not only the same human rights that correspond to all persons, but also special rights accruing to their child status, in regard to which the family, society and the State have specific duties. In other words, 154 children are entitled to special measures of protection . 193. In sum, the rights of children must be safeguarded both in view of their status as human beings and by reason of their special condition, to which end special protective measures must be 155 adopted. This added obligation to provide protection and these special duties should be regarded as 156 determinable based on the needs of the child as a person with rights . 153 I/A Court H.R., Case of the Ituango Massacres. Judgment of July 1, 2006. Series C No. 148, par. 106; Case of Baldeón García, Judgment of April 6, 2005. Series C No. 147, par. 244; Case of the “Mapiripán Massacre”, Judgment of September 15, 2005. Series C No. 134, par. 152; and, in particular, Case of the “Juvenile Reeducation Institute”, Judgment of September 2, 2004. Series C No. 112, par. 147, and Case of Servellón-García et al. Judgment of September 21, 2006, par. 113 154 Advisory Opinion OC-17/2002, par. 62: Adoption of special measures to protect children is a responsibility both of the State and of the family, community, and society to which they belong. 155 I/A Court H.R., Case of the “Juvenile Reeducation Institute”, par. 160; Case of the Gómez Paquiyauri Brothers, pars. 124, 163-164, and 171; Case of Bulacio, pars. 126 and 134; The “Street Children” Case (Villagrán Morales et al.), pars. 146 and Continúa…