41 caused by the brutality of the Peruvian prison system has caused [him] to have five relapses.” Besides, “he suffers from chronicle gastritis [due] to the isolation and annihilation plan to which he [was] submitted after the facts.” He also suffers from deficient brain irrigation as a consequence of the beating to his head and has grenade splinters in his scalp. These and other illnesses have affected his quality of life significantly. Tuberculosis has especially limited his performance at work. He presented four writs of habeas corpus claiming the abuses committed against him, but they were all declared inadmissible. Four requests of conditional freedom, three requests of summons, and two complaints to the Internal Control of the Judicial Power were also denied. He remained in prison 18 years and 5 months without being prosecuted or convicted, and he was released due to “extinguishment”, since his detainment exceeded the sentence corresponding to the crime he was being charged with. The witness and his next of kin have suffered psychological consequences as a result of the mistreatments, illnesses, and terrible events seen. “All the previous situations have breached [his] right to life, health, work, equality, and [his] liberty and physical and mental integrity.” Within his “desires of justice, […] are the release of the survivors that are still imprisoned, the cease of the persecution against the survivors, complete restitution of his rights and honor before society and punishment of those responsible for this act of genocide.” 13. Madelein Escolástica Valle Rivera, alleged victim She was a victim of the events that occurred from May 6 to 9 in the Criminal Center Castro Castro. She was imprisoned in pavilion 1-A, and was awaiting conviction. On May 6, 1992 she heard a detonation around 4:00 hours. The members of the Special Forces attacked pavilion 1A, and snipers were located on the rooftops of other pavilions shooting through windows and the cabin. The attack was very intense, with all type of grenade throwing weapons, bazookas, long weapons, tear gas, vomiting, and paralyzing bombs. As the hours went by the intensity of the attack against pavilion 1A increased and bombs were even thrown from a war helicopter that was flying over the criminal center. She observed that María Villegas was wounded. At approximately 5 p.m. of May 6, 1992, the witness and other prisoners, among which there were pregnant women, took refuge in pavilion 4B, which they reached through the conduits of the criminal center. The snipers were shooting at them and many prisoners died trying to reach pavilion 4B, as was the case of Vilma Aguilar. On the next day, the attacks started again at 5:00 hours. The inmates demanded the presence of the International Red Cross and of prosecutors and attorneys as mediators, but the requests or a dialogue, a cease of fire, and medical assistance for the wounded and for pregnant inmates were denied. Eventually, four delegates of the inmates were allowed to come out to speak with the prosecutor Mirtha Campos, who said that “she was not going to allow the intervention of any foreign institution as mediator of the conflict.” At no time did the authorities inform them that they were going to be transferred to another criminal center. The inmates “never oppose[d] the transfer of prisoners, they were only demand[ing] guarantees for