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the bone; bruising from blows on the back upper third of the left arm; swelling from blows on the
back of the upper third of the left arm; swelling owing to blows on the right lumbar region, and
swelling owing to blows on the back upper third of the left thigh with surrounding bruising.”
108. On May 5, 2006, CNDH personnel, including medical personnel, went to the CEPRESO to
perform a gynecological examination of Claudia Hernández Martínez and Bárbara Italia Méndez
Moreno. In both cases, it was indicated that “no lacerations or damage of any kind” had been
found, and samples were taken to test for semen. That same day, the Office of the Attorney
General of the state of Mexico issued a medical certificate with regarding to the examination of
Bárbara Italia Méndez Moreno, samples were taken and, the following day, forensic chemistry
testing was performed and it was concluded that semen was present. 119 In the case of Claudia
Hernández Martínez, the PGR conducted the forensic medical examination on June 14, 2006, and
concluded that the origin of the signs found could be due to contamination, and that “she showed
no external traces of recent injuries.”120 In addition, on May 12, 2006, Ana María Velasco
Rodríguez was again interviewed by CNDH personnel, following which a “chemical-toxicological”
test was performed on her clothing by a forensic chemist, with a “negative result for the
identification of prostatic acid phosphatase on both pieces of clothing.” It was noted that “it was
indicated that the clothing had been washed prior to the test.”
109. On May 16, the CNDH went to the CEPRESO and documented that Bárbara Italia Méndez
Moreno had been on hunger strike for five days, without any medical supervision by the prison
authorities. CNDH personnel went to the CEPRESO on May 24, also, and documented that Norma
Aidé Jiménez Osorio, Mariana Selvas Gómez, Georgina Edith Rosales Gutiérrez and Suhelen
Gabriela Cuevas Jaramillo had been on hunger strike since May 6 as a means of protest. Among
other reasons, they were protesting the lack of medical care, in general, and gynecological care,
in particular. They underlined that the CNDH had sent a gynecologist to check Bárbara Italia
Méndez and he could have checked them also, but they had never been advised of this possibility.
110. On May 31, 2006, Suhelen Gabriela Cuevas Jaramillo was transferred to the gynecologicalobstetric service of the Adolfo López Mateos Hospital in Toluca, where “it was determined that it
was impossible to detect whether there had been sexual abuse and/or rape, [among other
reasons] because […] the possible rape [had] occurred 22 days previously.”
111. In May and June 2006, the CNDH applied the Istanbul Protocol to seven of the eleven
women, with the following conclusions:121
a. Yolanda Muñoz Diosdada: signs characteristic of post-traumatic stress disorder,
depression and fear were found and it was noted that “it is inferred that the said
injuries were caused intentionally by third parties, without resistance by the aggrieved
party and, owing to the type and location of the injuries, these are similar to those
Cf. Order on the constitutional time limit issued by the Fourth Criminal Trial Court of the Toluca Judicial District, of July 20,
2012 (evidence file, folio 10683), and forensic chemistry appraisal of May 6, 2006, performed on Bárbara Italia Méndez Moreno
(evidence file, folio 8854).
119
Also, on June 22, 2006, she had a gynecological appointment at the Sanatorio Vista Alegre. Among the reasons for
the appointment, it was indicated that “she recounts that she was assaulted and abused by police on May 4 this year” and
“indicates that she has symptoms of problems in the vaginal area, among others.” On that occasion, she reported that, as
she was menstruating – which lasted ten days – the male doctor refused to perform a gynecological examination and she
was referred to a female forensic physician who did not examine her either and prescribed paracetamol. Among the
findings, she was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis, stress-related colitis, eating disorder, and symptoms of depression.
120
On June 1, 2006, CNDH personnel provided psychological support to Mariana Selvas Gómez, Georgina Edith Rosales
Gutiérrez and Suhelen Gabriela Cuevas Jaramillo during their gynecological examination.
121