20 54(3) There have been complaints of threats and attacks against the life of the defenders of the human rights of the Garifunas.21 Regarding Mr. Alfredo López Álvarez, his next of kin, and his participation as a community leader 54(4) Mr. Alfredo López Álvarez was born on April 10, 1951, in the municipality of El Progreso, Department of Yoro, Honduras. At the time of the facts he lived in the village of Triunfo de la Cruz, city of Tela, Department of Atlántida, and he performed independent works as an electrician and in construction.22 54(5) Mrs. Teresa Reyes Reyes lived with Mr. Alfredo López Álvarez when the facts of the case occurred and she is still his partner. The children of both are Alfa Barauda López Reyes, Suamein Alfred López Reyes, and Gustavo Narciso López Reyes. Mr. Alfredo López Álvarez also has the following children: Alfred Omaly López Suazo, 21 Cf. preliminary examination statement offered by Mr. Alfredo López-Álvarez before the Sectional Court of First Instance of Tela on April 29, 1997 (dossier of appendixes to the petition, appendix 24, folios 848 through 850); statement offered by Gilberto Antonio Sánchez Chandías before notary public (affidavit) on May 27, 1005 (dossier of merits and reparations, volume III, folios 651 through 657); statement of Mrs. Gregoria Flores Martínez given in public hearing celebrated before the Inter-American Court on June 28, 2005; argument of Mrs. Gregoria Flores in the Hearing on the merits carried out on March 8, 2002 in the 114° Regular Session of the Inter-American Commission (dossier of appendixes to the petition, appendix 3, folios 425 through 438, and dossier of appendixes to the petition, volume I, appendix 5, folios 665 through 678); statement of Mrs. Basilicia Ramos Flores in the hearing on merits held on March 8, 2002 in the 114° Regular Session of the Inter-American Commission (dossier of appendixes to the petition, appendix 3, folios 431 through 434); International Amnesty, “Honduras: La justicia defrauda a los pueblos indígenas”, index AI AMR 37/10/99/s, September of 1999 (dossier of appendixes to the petition, appendix 15, folios 802 through 813); United Nations, “El Racismo, la Discriminación Racial, la Xenofobia y todas las Formas de Discriminación”, report of Mr. Doudou Diène, Special Representative on the contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related forms of intolerance. 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E/CN.4/2005/88/Add.1, of February 16, 2005. paras. 49 and 50; United Nations, Commission on Human Rights, “Human Rights Defenders”, Report submitted by Ms. Hina Jilani, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders. Addendum – Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received. UN Doc. E/CN.4/2004/94/Add.3, of March 23, 2004, paras.. 241 through 253; United Nations, Commission on Human Rights, “Civil and Political Rights, Including the Questions of: Independence of the Judiciary, Administration of Justice, Impunity”, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Leandro Despouy, submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/43. Addendum – Situations in specific countries or territories. UN Doc. E/CN.4/2004/60/Add.1, of March 4, 2004. para. 36, and United Nations, Commission on Human Rights, “Human Rights Defenders”, Report submitted by Hina Jilani, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/61. Addendum – Communications to and from Governments. UN Doc. E/CN.4/2003/104/Add.1, of February 20, 2003. paras. 286 through 290. 22 Cf. Certification of the birth certificate of Mr. Alfredo López-Álvarez, number 02069, issued by the Registry of Births, Marriages, and Deaths of the Republic of Honduras on February 25, 2002 (dossier of appendixes to the petition, appendix 43, folio 1520); preliminary examination statement offered by Mr. Alfredo López-Álvarez before the Sectional Court of First Instance of Tela on April 29, 1997 (dossier of appendixes to the petition, appendix 24, folios 848 through 850), and evidence of the Figueroa Transportation Company, signed by its general manager, Mr. Rafael Figueroa, issued on March 4, 1997 (dossier of appendixes to brief of pleadings and motions, appendix 8, folio 118).