40 91. In order to establish the compensation for non-pecuniary damage, the Court also considered: a) with regard to Henry Giovanni Contreras, Julio Roberto Caal Sandoval, Federico Clemente Figueroa Túnchez and Jovito Josué Juárez Cifuentes, that they were forcibly retained in secret, isolated from the external world and subjected to extremely violent treatment, including severe abuse and physical and psychological torture before being assassinated83; and b) with regard to Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Julio Roberto Caal Sandoval and Jovito Josué Suárez Cifuentes, that they were minors (supra para. 69.1.a, 69.3.a and 69.5.a) and, consequently, there were particularly vulnerable and should have been the object of special protection by the State84. 92. With regard to the immediate families of the five youths, the Court has taken into consideration that: a) the mothers of Anstraun Aman Villagrán Contreras, Federico Clemente Figueroa Túnchez Cifuentes and the grandmother of Julio Roberto should receive the compensation for non-pecuniary the youths; Morales, Henry Giovanni and Jovito Josué Juárez Caal Sandoval, as heirs, damage caused to each of b) the mothers of the five youths and the grandmother of Julio Roberto Caal Sandoval suffered two types of non-pecuniary damage: first, because they were affected by the disappearance, torture and death of their sons and grandson, and second, because they themselves were the object of the violation of Articles 5(2), 8(1) and 25 of the Convention, as established in the judgment on merits in this case. The compensation for such damage should be paid directly to each of them, with the exception of the amount owed to Rosa Carlota Sandoval and, since she has died, this should be given to her mother, Margarita Urbina; and c) the siblings of Anstraun Aman Villagrán Morales, Henry Giovanni Contreras and Federico Clemente Figueroa Túnchez suffered non-pecuniary damage because they were affected by the disappearance, torture and death of the latter, and because they were the object of the violation of Articles 8(1) and 25 of the Convention, according to the findings of the judgment on merits. It was not proved that Julio Roberto Caal Sandoval and Jovito Josué Juárez Cifuentes had siblings. The compensation for this damage must be paid to the siblings of the victims as indicated in the table that appears below. 93. In accordance with the foregoing, the Court establishes the following amounts as compensation for the non-pecuniary damage suffered by the five youths who are the subject of this case, their mothers and grandmother and their siblings who are listed in this table: 83 84 cf. Villagrán Morales et al. case (The “Street Children” case), supra note 82, paras. 157 to 163. cf. Villagrán Morales et al. case (The “Street Children” case), supra note 82, paras. 195 to 197.

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