78.
There are also records of moves made by the Government of Peru with Ecuadorian
authorities. In fact, on May 12, 1995, the Peruvian State sent the IACHR a list, as of May 11 of that year, of the
names of Peruvian citizens allegedly detained in Ecuador. The list contains the name of Jorge Vásquez Durand
"detained on 30.1 in Huaquillas by the Ecuadorian army." The note adds: "He would appear to be been taken
to Quito."73
79.
The file also records inquiries made by the Superior of the Society of Jesus in Peru to his
counterpart in Ecuador.74 The file also contains the copy of an International Red Cross and Ecuadorian Red
Cross poster calling for the public to help find Jorge Vásquez Durand and other Peruvian citizens.75 The
poster read as follows:
HELP US FIND THEM
DUE TO TENSIONS CREATED BY THE ARMED CONFLICT, CONTACT AND COMMUNICATION
HAVE BEEN LOST WITH SOME PERUVIAN CITIZENS WHO EITHER LIVED OR TRAVELED
FREQUENTLY TO OUR COUNTRY.
IN ORDER TO HELP LOCATE THEM, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS
AND THE ECUADORIAN RED CROSS ASK ALL INTERESTED PARTIES O WHOEVER KNOWS
THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR
INSTITUTION TO HELP US RESTORE TIES WITH THEIR CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS.
SAMUEL JIMENEZ ROSALES
WILLIAM MARQUEZ CAMPOS
ANGELITA MORALES
JORGE VASQUEZ DURAND76
ADAN CORDOVA
GUILLERMO CHAVEZ
GIOVANNI MENDOZA
JAVIER RIVAS
QUESADA
QUIROGA ZAPATA
CARLOS MENDOZA
IF YOU ARE ONE OF THESE PERSONS OR KNOW ANY OF THEM,, PLEASE COMMUNICATE
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS IN QUITO AT 505436 OR THE
NEAREST RED CROSS OFFICE.
With the support of the daily newspaper HOY.
International Committee of the Red Cross
Ecuadorian Red Cross
80.
In addition, through a human rights organization in Ecuador, the petitioners attempted to
bring a habeas corpus action but they were told by phone that it was impossible because the victim's
whereabouts were not known,77 and knowing them was a prerequisite for bringing the action.
73 See above, Footnote 2 and Appendix 35. Note from the Permanent Mission of Peru to the Organization of American States,
dated May 12, 1995.
74 See Appendix 24. Letter from Carlos Cardó Franco S.J., dated May 9, 1995, addressed to Father Jorge Carrión S.J. Appended to
the comments of the petitioners received on April 7, 1995.
75 See Appendix 9. Poster of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Ecuadorian Red Cross. Appended to a writ
submitted by the petitioners on May 22, 1995.
76
Emphasis added
Appendix 36. Letter from APRODEH to the Ecumenical Human Rights Commission of Ecuador, dated June 9, 1995. Appendix
to the petitioners’ brief of Wednesday, February 14, 1996.
77
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