courts, and d) publicly disseminate the outcome of the processes so that Peruvian society can learn about the judicial decision on the facts of the instant case. C. repetition Measures of rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of nonC.1. Rehabilitation Arguments of the parties 461. The representatives asked this Court to order the State to guarantee free, ongoing medical and psychological care for the family members of the victims. The representatives specifically asked that these services be provided by qualified professionals, after the medical needs of each victim had been determined, and should include the provision of any needed medications, always ensuring that the victims participate fully in the process. They also asked the Court to order the State to cover other expenditures that may arise along with the provision of treatment, such as costs of transportation or other related needs. 462. The State asked the Court, as a preliminary step, to rule on the State’s preliminary objections, and pointed out that the purpose of the Sistema Integral de Salud (SIS), Comprehensive Healthcare System, is to protect the health of Peruvian citizens who do not have health insurance, with top priority on vulnerable populations in poverty and extreme poverty, so they may have medical and psychological care. The State added in its final written arguments that it rejected each and every one of the representatives’ claims for reparations. Considerations of the Court 463. The Court, having granted that the personal integrity of Edgar Odón Cruz Acuña had been abridged (supra paras. 449 and 450), finds, as it has in other cases, 498 that he requires a measure of reparation providing appropriate care for physical and psychological impairment derived from the violations established in this judgment. The Court therefore orders the State, as an obligation for which it is responsible, to provide, free of charge and through its specialized healthcare facilities, immediate, appropriate, effective psychological and/or psychiatric treatment, if so requested, with prior informed consent, including the provision free of charge of any medications that may be needed in consideration of health problems associated with the facts of the instant case. Moreover, this treatment must be provided, as much s possible, in the facility nearest to his place of residence in Peru for as long as necessary. Mr. Cruz Acuña or his legal representatives have six months from the date of notification of this judgment to inform the State of his intention to receive psychological or psychiatric care. C.2. Satisfaction: publication of the judgment Arguments of the parties 464. The representatives asked the Court to order the State to proceed within six months to publish at least the sections on the context, proven facts, and operative paragraphs of the judgment in the official gazette, in a widely circulated national newspaper, and on the website Cf. Case of Barrios Altos v. Peru. Reparations and Costs. Judgment of November 30, 2001. Series C No. 87, paras. 42 and 45, and Case of Rodríguez Vera et al. (the Disappeared from the Palace of Justice) v. Colombia, supra, para. 567. 498

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