know the whereabouts of José Carlos, which causes them suffering and serious distress; c) with regard to Gladys Oroza de Solón Romero, she has spent the last 30 years seeking justice and the remains of her son. As a consequence, Mrs. Oroza and her family have been the victims of harassment and threats. Gladys Oroza had to see the victim who showed signs of torture when he was detained in the El Pari prison and felt impotent in the face of the State’s evasive and contradictory responses. The permanent distress she has endured since 1971 has affected her health, and she has had to receive continuous medical treatment to control her emotional stress level. They claim a compensation of US$100,000.00 (one hundred thousand United States dollars) for the prolonged suffering; d) in the case of Walter Solón, he assumed responsibility for bringing up José Carlos Trujillo Oroza when the latter was three years of age; and he was also a good friend and mentor to the victim. After José Carlos Trujillo Oroza disappeared, he devoted himself to providing moral and financial support to Gladys Oroza de Solón Romero in all her efforts to see that justice was done and recover the remains of her son. Accordingly, they claim a compensation of US$50,000.00 (fifty thousand United States dollars). Since Walter Solón is now dead, they request that this amount should pass to his heirs, in accordance with the respective Bolivian legislation; e) with regard to Pablo Erick and Walter, both of them Solón Romero Oroza, they were 15 and 12 years of age, respectively, when their elder brother was detained and disappeared and, at such a young age, they found it very difficult to cope with what happened. In addition to their own suffering, they were affected by their mother’s suffering. As adults, they have supported their mother in her efforts to see that justice is done and to discover the truth. Compensation of US$50,000.00 (fifty thousand United States dollars) is claimed for each of them, for the suffering they endured; and f) reparation for the forced disappearance of José Carlos Trujillo Oroza should not be limited to compensation for the loss of earnings, the consequential damage and the non-pecuniary damage suffered by the victim’s next of kin, because none of these items compensates the value of life itself. There is a value that can be attributed to the life of each person that transcends these items, from which is derived a right that is distinct from the rights of the next of kin, and violation of this right gives rise to an independent obligation to repair. The guarantee of the right to life embodied in the Convention requires that this be granted an autonomous value. They requested that Bolivia should grant compensation to José Carlos Trujillo Oroza’s mother and brothers for the violation of his right to life, and established a symbolic value of US$100,000.00 (one hundred thousand United States dollars). 79. In view of the foregoing, the representatives of the victim and his next of kin consider that the State should pay the amounts indicated in the following table: Reparation for non-pecuniary damage