Antigua, where he receives antiretroviral drugs and has undergone CD4 counts, and viral
load and genotype testing, although he has paid for some tests personally. His treatment
plan has not been changed and he has not received nutritional, family or community
assistance, but he does receive psychological care every three months. 301
40.
Mr. Alvarez Flores indicated that he had had to give up working when he was
diagnosed and then faced obstacles to enter the labor market owing to his condition as a
person with HIV. He also stated that he had incurred expenses of around 2,000 quetzals a
year to travel to the clinic. He does not work, but his siblings support him, although his
parents are unaware of his illness.302
41.
His family unit consists of his father Julio Ruben Alvarez Chinchila, his mother
Margarita Flores Cuiza (deceased), his sister Lileana, and his brothers Atilio Sabas,
Victoriano Estanislao, Julio Antonio and Samuel Gonzalo, all Alvarez Flores.303
B.6. Ingrid Janeth Barillas Martínez
42.
Ms. Barillas Martínez was born on March 18, 1973, in the municipality of Tiquisate,
department of Escuintla, Guatemala. She is unmarried and is a domestic worker. She lives
in the municipality of Tecún Umán, department of San Marcos, Guatemala, and she is
registered in the Coatepeque National Hospital.304
B.7. Saira Elisa Barrios
43.
Mrs. Barrios was born on August 30, 1972, in the municipality of Nuevo San Carlos,
department of Retalhuleu, Guatemala, where she now resides. She completed fifth year of
primary education. She was diagnosed with HIV in 2002, when she was seven months
pregnant. She began her antiretroviral treatment the same year, under MSF’s Proyecto
Vida. Subsequently, she was transferred to the Coatepeque National Hospital and then, at
her request, transferred to the Retalhuleu Hospital, where she received irregular testing for
CD4 count and viral load. She has suffered from various opportunistic diseases, such as
intestinal parasites, muco-cutaneous lesions, respiratory infections and severe bacterial
infection. She has not received nutritional and social support or family, community and
home-based care. However, every three months she receives psychological support and she
is provided with condoms. She only receives HIV drugs, and not those for the related or
opportunistic infections. Mrs. Barrios indicated that, before being diagnosed with HIV, she
worked cleaning houses, cooking, washing and ironing, activities she has had to suspend
because of the physical problems she suffered due to the deterioration in her health. She
also indicated that it took her 90 minutes to travel from her home to the Retalhuleu
hospital.305
Birth certificate of Luis Rubén Isabel Alvarez Flores (evidence file, folio 12884), and statements made by
Luis Rubén Isabel Alvarez Flores on March 29, 2017 (evidence file, folios 11690, 11691 and 11696).
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11692).
Statements made by Luis Rubén Isabel Alvarez Flores of March 29, 2017 (evidence file, folios 11690 and
The petitioners’ brief of September 30, 2011 (evidence file, folio 1361), and list annexed to the IACHR
Merits Report of April 13, 2016 (evidence file, folios 12770 and 12771).
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New application for amparo filed before the Constitutional Court on July 26, 2002 (evidence file, folio 14),
and 2008 Updated table of information on each victim, collected by Dr. Cristina Calderón, which was attached to
the petitioners’ brief with motions, pleadings and evidence (evidence file, folio 12777).
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Statements made by Saira Elisa Barrios on January 16 and February 9, 2017 (evidence file, folios 11772,
11773, 11774 and 11777); birth certificate of Saira Elisa Barrios (evidence file, folio 12858), and the petitioners’
brief of August 7, 2009 (evidence file, folios 823, 824 and 825).
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