258. The State presented no argument against the reparation sought by the Commission
and the representatives.
259. In this regard, the Court considers that, as it has ordered in other cases276, the State
shall publish the following, within six months from the notification of this Judgment:
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the official summary of the Judgment written by the Court, once only, in the Official
Gazette;
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the official summary of the Judgment written by the Court, once only, in a
newspaper of broad national circulation, and
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the present Judgment in its entirety, to be posted on a government website for a
period of one year.
b) Public act acknowledging international liability
260. The Commission requested that the Court order the State to publicly acknowledge its
international responsibility.
261. Similarly, the representatives requested a public act of apology to the victims “both
verbal and written” to be presided over by the highest State authorities, including “the
President of the Republic and the President of the Supreme Court.”
262. The State did not comment on the requests from the Commission or the
representatives.
263. The Court has determined that in certain cases it is justified that the States
acknowledge their responsibility through a public act, in order to achieve its full effect277. In
this particular case, it is appropriate to adopt a measure of that nature and the State shall
make reference to the human rights violations described in this Judgment. The State shall
ensure the participation of those victims who wish to be present, and shall invite the
organizations that represented the victims in national and international proceedings. The
conduct and other details of the public ceremony shall be duly discussed in advance with the
victims’ representatives. The State is granted a period of one year from the notification of
this Judgment to comply with this obligation.
264. Regarding the State authorities who should be present or participate in this act, the
Court, as it has done in other cases, states that these authorities must be of high rank. It
will be up to the State to decide to whom this task should be entrusted. However, the
Judicial Branch must be represented at the ceremony.
3. Guarantees of non-repetition
276
Cf. Case of Barrios Altos supra note ¡Error! Marcador no definido., Operative Paragraph 5.d) and Case
of Fontevecchia and D`Amico, supra note 28, para. 108.
277
Cf. Case of Cantoral Benavides v. Peru. Reparations, and Costs. Judgment of December 3, 2001. Series C
No. 88, para. 81 and Case of the Massacre of Pueblo Bello v. Colombia. Merits, Reparations and Costs. Judgment of
January 31, 2006. Series C No. 140, para. 254.
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