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Colombia will establish to follow up on the instant case, it must be established within
six months of the notification of this Judgment, and it will be in operation for two
years (supra para. 311). Finally, the State must implement permanent education
programs on human rights and international humanitarian law within the Colombian
Armed Forces, within a reasonable time (supra para. 316).
327. Payment of compensation ordered in favor of the next of kin of the victims
will be carried out in accordance with the provisions set forth in paragraphs 259,
274, 278, 288 and 290 of the instant Judgment.
328. Payments for reimbursement of costs and expenses will be done in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 325 of the instant Judgment.
329. The State must fulfill its pecuniary obligation by payment in United States
dollars or their equivalent in the State’s national currency, using the exchange rate
between both currencies in the New York exchange in the United States, the day
before the payment.
330. The amounts allocated in the instant Judgment as compensation for pecuniary
and non-pecuniary damages and for reimbursement of costs and expenses, cannot
be encumbered, diminished or subject to conditions due to current or future taxrelated reasons. Therefore, they must be delivered completely to the beneficiaries, in
accordance with the provisions of this Judgment.
331. With regard to compensations ordered in favor of the minors, the State must
deposit them in a solvent Colombian institution. The investment will be made within
one year, under the most favorable financial conditions allowed by banking practices
and legislation, while the beneficiaries are minors. They can withdraw it when they
become adults, or before that if a competent judicial authority rules that this is in the
best interests of the child. If the compensation is not claimed within ten years of
when they become adults, the amount will return to the State, together with the
interest accrued.
332. If it is not possible for the next of kin who are beneficiaries of the
compensation to receive it within the aforementioned period, for reasons attributable
to them, the State will deposit said amounts in their favor in a deposit certificate or
account in a solvent Colombian banking institution, in United States dollars and
under the most favorable financial conditions allowed by banking practices and
legislation. If the compensation has not been collected after ten years, the amount
deposited will be returned to the State together with the interest accrued.
333. If the State were to be in arrears, it must pay interest on the amount owed,
at banking interest rates for arrearages in Colombia.
334. In accordance with its constant practice, the Court retains its inherent
authority to oversee full compliance with the instant Judgment. The case will be
closed once the State has fully complied with the provisions of the instant judgment.
Within one year of notification of this Judgment, Colombia must submit its first
report on steps taken to comply with this Judgment.
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