453. Since it has been verified that the harm suffered by the victims relates not only to
aspects of their individual identity, but also to the loss of their roots and their community ties, it
is pertinent to establish a measure of reparation that seeks to reduce psychosocial problems. In
order to contribute to the reparation of this harm, the Court considers that the State must
provide, free of charge, the adequate and priority treatment that these persons require,
following their consent, within six months of notification of this Judgment, and for as long as
necessary, including the provision of medicines. When providing the psychological treatment,
the specific circumstances and needs of each person must be considered, so that they are
provided with collective, family and individual treatment as agreed with each of them, and
following an individual evaluation. The State must provide this treatment through the national
health services, and to this end, the victims should access the domestic reparation programs to
which this Judgment refers (infra paras. 471 to 473), specifically the programs established to
implement the measures of rehabilitation. The victims should be given immediate and priority
access to health care services, regardless of the corresponding time frames established by
domestic law, avoiding obstacles of any kind.
C.3. Measures of restitution
454. The Commission requested, in general, that the State take measures that guarantee the
improvement of the quality of life of the members of CAVIDA and the women heads of
household who live in Turbo,713 based on their special needs and ensuring their full participation
on an equal footing.
455. The representatives requested measures that they described as “ethno-educational” and
which included: (a) the creation of an institutional educational project (PEI);714 (b)
improvement of the schools in the humanitarian zones; construction of two new high schools in
each zone,715 and other higher education establishments;716 (c) promotion of training processes
so that the victims can train as teachers and provide their services to the community,717 and (d)
other measures.718
456. They also requested another series of reparations in order to improve: (a) production
capacity: feasibility study and market research for products harvested or made by the members
of the community,719 and elaboration of individual and community production projects for the
women of CAVIDA and those in Turbo who have not returned; 720 (b) housing: setting up of eco713
The Commission referred to: (a) freedom of movement and residence; (b) participation in public affairs under
equal conditions; (c) real equality of access to public services, and (d) the free and voluntary return of the displaced
who have not yet gone back to their place of origin under safe conditions.
714
The PEI requested by the representatives should be developed with the Educational and Cultural Committee of
each humanitarian zone, providing a plan for training and social organization with programs with ethno-cultural
characteristics, and courses on ecology, agriculture, technical skills, and new technology.
715
The representatives considered that these establishments should “facilitate access to the Government’s
planned expansion of the Internet bandwidth,” and the teachers should provide their services on a permanent basis at
the primary and secondary levels.
716
The representatives requested a technical and technological training center in each humanitarian zone with the
respective resources, and also “a campus of the Universidad de Antioquia, the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, the
Universidad del Pacífico or another, or access to scholarships and maintenance support in higher education centers.”
717
The representatives also asked that all the teachers should be included on the Riosucio municipal payroll.
718
Additionally, the representatives asked that the State guarantee the victims displaced in Turbo and the children
of Marino López scholarships at the elementary, secondary and university level in schools and universities of their
choice.
719
The representatives emphasized the particular importance of the products harvested or made by the women,
or the Turbo production projects, which are considered gender-differentiated measures in the motions and arguments
brief.
720
The representatives considered that the State should provide financial aid and infrastructure for this.
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