by the statements of the presumed victims, which obviously lack any objectivity.” 179 In this regard, added to the foregoing, the Court considers that it is pertinent to take into account in the instant case that the presumed victims form part of a population whose members, as indicated, “usually lived in poverty and were undocumented (supra para. 171). Owing to this situation of vulnerability, it can be inferred that the presumed victims have encountered difficulties to file complaints, to institute and to promote investigations and proceedings, or in any way to obtain evidence that would prove reliably the events that allegedly occurred to them. In this context, it is possible that activities of non-State entities (such as universities or civil society organizations), have been the means that, in the absence of others, have been accessible to the presumed victims in order to recount the alleged facts of this case. In addition, in view of this situation, the Court finds it understandable that there can be differences or contradictions in the statements of the presumed victims and considers that, in the instant case, this does not affect the overall credibility of the statements. On this basis, the Court must, as required, examine the statements meticulously. 198. Bearing in mind the above, the Court finds it admissible, in this case, to assess the statements made by the presumed victims during the processing of this case before the Court, to the extent that they narrate facts that are in agreement with the contextual situation that has been established (supra paras. 153 to 171). Other statements given by the presumed victims, admitted as documentary evidence (supra paras. 124), will be considered in a subsidiary or complementary manner. And this is, evidently, without prejudice to the consideration of other types of evidence provided to the Court. B.2. Facts regarding the members of the different families B.2.1. Medina family 199. Willian Medina Ferreras was born in Cabral, Dominican Republic, on November 14, 1966, and has a Dominican identity card. 180 200. Mr. Medina lived in Oviedo, Pedernales, Dominican Republic, where he worked as a farmer. 181 He lived with his companion Lilia Jean Pierre, also known as Lilia Pierre or Lilia Pérez or Liliana Pérez or Lilia Jean (supra para. 83), who was born in Haiti, 182 and his three children, born in the Dominican Republic: Awilda Medina Pérez born on February 7, 1989, 183 Luis Ney Medina born on June 14, 1990, 184 and Carolina Isabel Medina, who was 179 The State added that “the case file lacks any probative element that supports beyond a reasonable doubt a declaration of international responsibility for facts and acts related to the factual framework of the case.” The representatives, for their part, alleged that “most of the [presumed] victims […] are illiterate and live in rural areas, in a situation of extreme poverty,” and that “[d]espite the conditions in which they live, the [presumed] victims have maintained their story of what happened for 15 years and have persisted in their search to obtain justice. Their accounts were always credible and consistent with the general context in which the facts occurred.” 180 Cf. identity card of Willian Medina Ferreras issued by the Central Electoral Board (file of annexes to the Merits report, annex 7, f. 156); birth certificate of Willian Medina Ferreras; extract from birth certificate of Willian Medina Ferreras, issued by the National Directorate of Civil Registries, Central Electoral Board (file of annexes to the motions and arguments brief, annex B01, f. 3493), and sheet with general information on Willian Medina Ferreras, issued by the Central Electoral Board, based on its master list of those registered, on December 2, 1999 (file of annexes to the Merits report, annex 38, f. 341). 181 Cf. identity card of Willian Medina Ferreras; Statement made by Willian Medina Ferreras during the public hearing held before the Court on October 8, 2013, and sheet with general information on Willian Medina Ferreras. 182 Cf. Electoral identity document and Haitian birth certificate of Lilia Jean Pierre, and Statement made by Willian Medina Ferreras during the public hearing. 183 Cf. Certification of birth declaration of Awilda Medina, issued by the Central Electoral Board, Civil Registry (file of annexes to the Merits report, annex 9, f. 161); extract from birth certificate of Awilda Medina, and sheet with general information on Awilda Medina. 65