B.1 Admission of the documentary evidence B.2 Admission of the statements of presumed victims and the testimonial evidence 40-44 45-47 VII. FACTS A) General context B) The Diario Militar and the Historical Archive of the National Police B.1) The Diario Militar B.2) The Historical Archive of the National Police C) The forced disappearance of Edgar Fernando García D) Search and investigation of the events E) The Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo VIII. MERITS 88-187 VIII-1 FORCED DISAPPEARANCE OF EDGAR FERNANDO GARCÍA I. The forced disappearance of Edgar Fernando García A. Arguments of the Inter-American Commission and of the parties B. Considerations of the Court II. The freedom of association and expression of the Edgar Fernando García 89-122 90-114 90-92 93-114 VIII-2 OBLIGATION TO INVESTIGATE THE FORCED DISAPPEARANCE OF EDGAR FERNANDO GARCÍA A) Arguments of the Inter-American Commission and of the parties B) Considerations of the Court 1. Obligation to open an investigation ex officio 2. Effectiveness of the remedy of habeas corpus and the special investigation procedure 3. Due diligence in the investigations 4. Reasonable time 5. Conclusion 6. Alleged violation of the obligation to adopt domestic legal provisions and the right of access to information VIII-3 IX. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS TO THE DETRIMENT OF NINETH VARENCA MONTENEGRO, ALEJANDRA GARCÍA MONTENEGRO AND MARÍA EMILIA GARCÍA A) The right to personal integrity, the rights of the family, and the rights of the child B) The right to know the truth C) Freedom of association and of expression REPARATIONS A) Injured party B) Obligation to investigate the facts that gave rise to the violations and to identify prosecute and, as appropriate, punish those responsible B.1) Obligation to investigate the facts, identify, prosecute and, as appropriate, punish the perpetrators and masterminds B.2) Determination of the whereabouts of Edgar Fernando García C) D) E) F) Measures of integral reparation: rehabilitation, satisfaction, guarantees of non-repetition C.1) Measures of satisfaction C.1.a) Publication and dissemination of the Judgment C.1.b) Public act to acknowledge international responsibility C.2) Measures to commemorate and pay homage to the victim C.2.a) Construction of cultural and commemorative spaces to dignify the victims of human rights violations C.2.b) Naming a street after Edgar Fernando García C.2.c) Changing the name of a school to that of Edgar Fernando García C.2.d) Delivery of ten study grants to next of kin of disappeared persons C.3) Guarantee of non-repetition: National Commission for the Search for Victims of Forced Disappearance and other Forms of Disappearance Compensation Costs and expenses Method of compliance with the agreed payments and resolution of possible 2 48-87 51-55 56-61 56-59 60-61 62-68 69-82 83-87 115-122 123-157 125-127 128-157 138-141 142-145 146-151 152-153 154-155 156-157 158-187 159-170 171-177 178-187 188-239 192 193-200 193-197 198-200 201-221 201-206 201-203 204-206 207-218 207-210 211-213 214-215 216-218 219-221 222-227 228-232