156 and foreseeing their fatal destiny, when they were subjected to the conditions of terror that reigned in Mapiripán between July 15 and 20, 1997. The next of kin of the victims, in turn, have suffered harm as a consequence of the disappearance and execution of the victims, due to lack of support of State authorities in the search for those missing, and the fear to begin or continue the search for their next of kin in face of possible threats. Since most of the victims are missing, the next of kin have been unable to adequately honor their deceased beloved ones. Lack of a complete and effective investigation of the facts and partial impunity constitute a source of additional anguish and suffering for the victims and their next of kin. All the above, in addition to affecting their physical and psychological integrity, has had an impact on their social and work relations, has altered the dynamics of their families and, in certain cases, has endangered the lives and the right to humane treatment of some of their members (supra para. 96.176). 285. International jurisprudence has repeatedly established that the judgment constitutes per se a form of reparation.288 However, given the gravity of the facts in the instant case and the situation of partial impunity, the intensity of the suffering caused to the victims, changes in the conditions of their existence and other pecuniary or non-pecuniary consequences, the Court deems it necessary to order payment of compensation for non-pecuniary damages, in fairness.289 286. To assess the non-pecuniary harm caused in the sub judice case, the Court has taken into account the statements of the witnesses, whether through sworn statements, statements before notary publics, or testimony before the Court, that the harm caused is representative of that suffered by the rest of the victims, most of whom lived in or near Mapiripán. 287. Once again, the Court takes into account that the settlements reached under administrative-law venue set compensation for moral damages in favor of the next of kin of Álvaro Tovar Muñoz, Sinaí Blanco Santamaría and José Rolan Valencia (supra paras. 96.130, 96.131 and 207). Since these compensations were ordered only in favor of the next of kin of those victims and the content of those settlements does not warrant the conclusion that they also compensated for the harm directly suffered by those gentlemen, the Court will order compensation for the nonpecuniary harm suffered directly by Álvaro Tovar Muñoz, Sinaí Blanco Santamaría and José Rolan Valencia. 288. Taking into account the various aspects of the harm alleged by the Commission and by the representatives, the Court will set the amount of compensation for non-pecuniary damages in fairness, and this amount must be paid according to the provisions of paragraph 259 of the instant Judgment, and in accordance with the following parameters: a) for the approximately 49 victims that the State has acknowledged were executed or made to disappear, whether or not they have been individually identified, the Court orders payment of US$ 80,000.00 (eighty thousand United States dollars); 288 See Case of Acosta Calderón, supra note 7, para. 159; Case of Caesar, supra note 274, para. 126, and Case of Huilca Tecse, supra note 274, para. 97. 289 See Case of Acosta Calderón, supra note 7, paras. 159 to 160; Case of Caesar, supra note 274, para. 126, and Case of Huilca Tecse, supra note 274, para. 97.

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