6. It is not appropriate to issue a ruling on the alleged violations of the right to the protection of the family established in Article 17 of the American Convention on Human Rights, in accordance with paragraph 274 of this Judgment. AND DETERMINES: unanimously that: 1. This Judgment constitutes per se a form of reparation. 2. The State must continue and undertake the necessary investigations and proceedings, within a reasonable time, in order to establish the truth of the facts, as well as to determine and, as appropriate, punish those responsible for the forced disappearance of Narciso González Medina, as established in paragraphs 284 to 286 of this Judgment. 3. The State must conduct, as soon as possible, a genuine search making every effort to determine the whereabouts of Narciso González Medina, as established in paragraphs 288 to 291 of this Judgment. 4. The State must provide, immediately, the medical and psychological or psychiatric treatment to the victims who request this, as established in paragraph 293 of this Judgment. 5. The State must make the publications indicated in paragraph 295 of this Judgment, within six months of its notification. 6. The State must organize a public act to acknowledge its international responsibility for the facts of this case, as established in paragraph 297 of this Judgment. 7. The State must place a commemorative plaque in the Narciso González Cultural Center that alludes to this Judgment, to the facts of the case, and to the circumstances in which they occurred, as established in paragraph 300 of this Judgment. 8. The State must make an audiovisual documentary on the life of Narciso González Medina, in which reference is made to his journalistic, literary and creative work, as well as to his contribution to Dominican culture, as established in paragraphs 302 and 303 of this Judgment. 9. The State must, within a reasonable time, ensure that the application of the provisions of its domestic law and the functioning of its institutions permit an adequate investigation of forced disappearance and, should they be insufficient, make the legislative reforms or adopt the necessary administrative, judicial or other measures to achieve this goal, in the terms of paragraph 306 of this Judgment. 10. The State must pay the amounts established in paragraphs 313, 314, 320 and 329 of this Judgment as compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage, and reimbursement of costs and expenses, in the terms of the said paragraphs, and reimburse the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund the amount established in paragraph 332 of this Judgment. 11. The State must, within one year of notification of this Judgment, submit a report to the Court on the measures adopted to comply with it. 99

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