28 | Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the Dominican Republic 22. After sorting the information, communications, and testimony received during the visit, it is estimated that 3,342 persons visited the places that the Commission set up for receiving information. Of those 3,342 persons, 2,910 provided documentation and 432 gave oral testimony. 13 The following is a breakdown of the number of communications received and testimonies taken by the IACHR delegation during the visit: Date No. of communications received and testimonies taken 23. December 2 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 445 384 1869 421 221 Some of the 3,342 persons who turned to the Commission made claims concerning their own situation, as well as claims that concerned other persons, usually family members. This added the names of another 1,750 persons. The Commission was able to establish that 342 of the additional names were children under the age of 18. The Commission was also able to compile information regarding the ages of 2,962 of these individuals: 1,032 were children or adolescents, 1,659 were adults between the ages of 18 and 59, and 271 were 60 or over. As for gender, 3,129 persons reported their sex: 1,750 self-identified as female, 1,378 as male and one as transgender. 24. Of the 3,342 persons who contacted the Commission, 2,940 shared information about their place of residence. Based on the information provided, it was determined that they represented 18 of the 31 provinces and the National District of the Dominican Republic. The following graph shows the number of reports received by province: 13 Occasionally the persons who came to the Commission presented both written documentation and oral testimony. Organization of American States | OAS