7 García Prieto. He testified about efforts undertaken before the Mission of Observers of the United Nations (“Misión de Observadores de las Naciones Unidas”, hereinafter, “ONUSAL”), IDHUCA and the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defense of Human Rights (“Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos”), as well as efforts undertaken before the National Civil Police (“Policía Nacional Civil”, hereinafter, “PNC”), the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic of El Salvador (“la Fiscalía General de la República de El Salvador”) and the Legislative Assembly in order to bring to justice the alleged material and intellectual authors of the homicide of his son Ramón Mauricio García Prieto. In addition, he testified about the accusations he made before the courts, the National Civil Police, and the Ministry of Defense with the objective that they investigate the threats and intimidating acts of which he and his family have been victim. Likewise, he referred to the physical and psychological injuries he suffered during his struggle for justice. b) David Ernesto Morales Cruz, presented by the Commission and the common intervener, worked as Chief of the Department of Investigations of the central headquarters of the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defense of Human Rights at the time of the events. He testified about the context of violence and impunity existent at the time of the death of Ramón Mauricio García Prieto, the characteristics and activities of the so called “death squads” (“escuadrones de la muerte”), and the several investigations undertaken by the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defense of Human Rights, Mission of Observers of the United Nations (MINUSAL)11, the Archdiocesan Legal Aid Clinic (“Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado”) and the Joint Group for the Investigation of Illegal Armed Groups (“Conjunto para la Investigación de Grupos Ilegales Armados”) in order to investigate this and other representative cases. c) María de los Ángeles García Prieto de Charur, presented by the common intervener, is the sister of Ramón Mauricio García Prieto. She testified about the threats, harassment, surveillance, and anonymous phone calls of which she and her parents have been victim during their struggle for justice. She also testified about the changes in her life due to the death of her brother and the threats her parents and sisters have received, as well as the frustration, impotence, and anguish which the alleged denial of justice in the present case has caused her. d) Ile del Carmen García Prieto Taghioff, presented by the common intervener, is the sister of Ramón Mauricio García Prieto. She testified about how the denial of justice in the case of her brother's homicide, as well as the many threats which she, her sisters, and her parents have suffered, have emotionally affected her and her family, as well as the effects upon the physical health and income of her father. e) Lourdes García Prieto de Patuzzo, presented by the common intervener, is the sister of Ramón Mauricio García Prieto. She testified about the acts of intimidation, harassment, and surveillance suffered by her, her parents, and her sister Ile María García Prieto Taghioff. She also testified about how she and her family had suffered as a result of the alleged denial of 11 1995. The United Nations Observer Mission, previously “ONUSAL”, adopted the name “MINUSAL” in