indicated that he had been rejected by the family of his former partner, Judith Samayoa
Vásquez334.
B.23. Corina Dianeth Robledo Alvarado
73.
Mrs. Robledo Alvarado was born on November 4, 1973, in the municipality of
Pajapita, department of San Marcos, Guatemala, and lives there now. She is a primary
school teacher in the village of San Antonio Las Flores, Pajapita. She became infected
through sexual transmission by her husband and, in turn, her son L.A.L. was infected by
vertical transmission, being diagnosed with HIV at the age of 3. Mrs. Robledo Álvarez was
diagnosed in 2001 in the Malacatán Hospital. She was treated for the first time by the MSF’s
Proyecto Vida. Subsequently, she was transferred to Clinic No. 12 of the Coatepeque
National Hospital. She has had permanent regular access to antiretroviral treatment and
undergone CD4 counts and viral load tests. She has not received nutritional or psychological
support. Mrs. Robledo and her son L.A.L. were pointed at by people outside Clinic No. 12
because they consider that this health center is for “sidosos.” It took her five hours to travel
from her home to the Roosevelt Clinic, which resulted in expenses that obliged her to go
into debt.335
74.
Her family unit consists of her husband Luis de León, her son L.A.L., her father
Virgilio Ladislao Robledo Rodríguez and her mother Katarina Alvarado Mazariegos
(deceased), her brothers Osvaldo Romeo, Gelber Manuel, Kener Guilfredo, Boanerges
Onelio, and her sisters Bertha Luz and Leticia, all Robledo Alvarado, and her nephew Edvin
Otoniel Gómez Robledo Alvarado.336
B.24. Audencio Rodas Rodríguez
75.
Mr. Rodas Rodríguez was born on May 22, 1942, in the municipality of Malacatán,
department of San Marcos, Guatemala, and lives there now. He completed the first year of
primary education. He worked in carpentry. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1998. He
abandoned his job owing to the diarrhea, fevers and fungi caused by the infection. In 2001,
he began treatment with MSF’s Proyecto Vida, where he was provided with antiretroviral
treatment, medication for the fungal infections and CD4 counts, but not viral load testing.
Subsequently, he was transferred to Clinic No. 12 of the Coatepeque National Hospital, and
finally to the Malacatán Hospital. He has undergone CD4 counts and viral load tests
irregularly, but not genotype or phenotype testing. He has suffered from oral hairy
leukoplakia, severe bacterial pneumonia, herpes zoster and diarrhea. He has not received
nutritional or psychological support, or family, community and home-based care. He has
been provided with condoms and lubricants. Owing to the deterioration of the health of Mr.
Rodas Rodríguez, his wife and his daughters were obliged to work to maintain the family,
which, in the words of Mr. Rodas Rodríguez, caused him: “a lot of sadness and worry,
because we had to change our way of life; I could not pay for my young daughters
schooling, and they and my wife had to work to maintain our home.”337
Identity card of Israel Pérez Charal (evidence file, folios 12387 and 12388), and Affidavit prepared by
Israel Pérez Charal on December 16, 2016 (evidence file, folios 11528, 11529, 11530 and 11531).
334
Birth certificate of Corina Dianeth Robledo Alvarado (evidence file, folio 12818), and Affidavit prepared by
Corina Dianeth Robledo Alvarado on February 12, 2017 (evidence file, folios 11585, 11586 and 11587).
335
The petitioners’ brief of September 30, 2011 (evidence file, folio 1365), and list annexed to the IACHR
Merits Report of April 13, 2016 (evidence file, folio 12770).
336
Birth certificate of Audencio Rodas Rodríguez (evidence file, folio 12812); Affidavit prepared by Audencio
Rodas Rodríguez on December 26, 2017 (evidence file, folios 11573, 11574, 11575 and 11576), and the
petitioners’ brief of August 7, 2009 (evidence file, folios 823 and 824).
337
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