Carlos University said that Ms. Gutiérrez was part of the Educators for Peace project to build the curriculum for teachers at all levels in support of peace.13 40. Ms. Gutiérrez was also a key figure in preparing a report on illegal adoptions in Guatemala,14which identified a network of lawyers and members of the military.15 That report was a source of information for the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, who visited Guatemala in 1999, and in his later report issued in January 2000, which attracted considerable publicity.16 According to press reports, Ms. Gutiérrez supported the Unión de Izquierda Democrática political party.17 41. The Commission notes that in its report the Rapporteur indicated that "all elements of the mandate (...), the sale of children, in particular, is of concern in Guatemala".18 She argued that "the internal situation in Guatemala, especially extreme poverty, high birth rate, and the lack of effective control and monitoring of adoption procedures, favored this trade, and demand increased further in 1997".19 She added that "currently, the rate of adoptions of Guatemala is very high"20 and that "some notaries and lawyers buy children while still in the womb".21 42. According to information provided by family members of Mayra Angelina Gutiérrez, during the armed conflict in Guatemala, her brother, Julio Gutiérrez Hernández, who also worked as a lecturer at San Carlos University and was a member of the Guerrilla Army of the Poor (Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres), was a victim of forced disappearance in 1982 and his whereabouts have never been determined.22 The family also informed that Brenda Mercedes Gutiérrez, sister of the alleged victim and a student at the same university, was also a victim of forced disappearance in 1985.23 They reported that prior to her disappearance, Brenda Gutiérrez had belonged to a student association and was purportedly a member of the so-called People in Arms Organization (Organización del Pueblo en Armas).24 13 Annex 7. Nadie entiende su desaparición, article published in El Periódico newspaper, May 9, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 14 Annex 5. Amnesty International press release, Mayra Angelina Gutiérrez, May 31, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 15 Annex 8.¿Qué pasó con Mayra? article published in Prensa Libre newspaper, May 18, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 16 Annex 5. Amnesty International press release, Mayra Angelina Gutiérrez, May 31, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 17 Annex 8.¿Qué pasó con Mayra? article published in Prensa Libre newspaper, May 18, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 18 Annex 9. UN, Joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Mrs. Ofelia Calcetas Santos. Report on the mission in Guatemala. January 27, 2000, par. 11. Available at: http://daccess-ddsny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G00/104/20/PDF/G0010420.pdf?OpenElement 19 Annex 9. UN, Joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Mrs. Ofelia Calcetas Santos. Report on the mission in Guatemala. January 27, 2000, par. 11. Available at: http://daccess-ddsny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G00/104/20/PDF/G0010420.pdf?OpenElement 20 Annex 9. UN, Joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Mrs. Ofelia Calcetas Santos. Report on the mission in Guatemala. January 27, 2000, par. 12. Available at: http://daccess-ddsny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G00/104/20/PDF/G0010420.pdf?OpenElement 21 Annex 9. UN, Joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Mrs. Ofelia Calcetas Santos. Report on the mission in Guatemala. January 27, 2000, par. 33. Available at: http://daccess-ddsny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G00/104/20/PDF/G0010420.pdf?OpenElement 22 Annex 10. Official letter from the Human Rights Ombudsman, July 31, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 23 Annex 10. Official letter from the Human Rights Ombudsman, July 31, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 24 Annex 10. Official letter from the Human Rights Ombudsman, July 31, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 7