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5, 114 to 168, 279 to 287, 302 to 304, 322 to 324, 330, 335 to 337, 343, 344, 358 to 362,
404 to 406 and 413 to 416 of this Judgment, without the corresponding footnotes and the
operative paragraphs. Said publications shall be made within six months following notice of
this Judgment.
416. In this sense, having verified that the victims of this case were in a situation of
vulnerability which was shown by the acts of physical and verbal attacks committed by
private individuals (supra para. 143, 155 to 161, 279, 287 and 360 to 362) this Tribunal
deems it is appropriate to order, as a guarantee of non-repetition, the State to adopt the
measures necessary to prevent the undue restrictions and direct and indirect impediments
to the exercise of the freedom to seek, receive and impart information.
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417. As held by the Court in prior cases, costs and expenses are included within the
concept of reparation as enshrined in Article 63(1) of the American Convention.368.
418. The Inter-American Commission requested the Tribunal, once the representatives of
the victims have been heard, to order the State to pay the costs and expenses incurred in
pursuing this case at the national level, as well as those arising from its processing before
the inter-American system. In the brief of pleadings and motions, the representatives
requested the Court to order the State to pay the expenses related to the conduct of this
case before the domestic and international courts during the period of 2001-2007 and they
also pointed out that such expenses have "affected the budget and property of Globovisión
and, consequently, its shareholders".
419. Based on the foregoing and the evidence tendered, the Court determines, in fairness,
that the State must grant the amount of US$ 10.000 (ten thousand dollars of the United
States of America), as costs and expenses.
420. The reimbursement of the costs and expenses established in this Judgment shall be
directly delivered to the victims or to one of them, as appointed by them, who shall cover
what may correspond for the legal assistance provided, according to the criteria of the
victims or their representatives or the agreement entered into between them and their legal
advisors, within the term of one year, as from notice of this Judgment
421. If, due to reasons attributable to the beneficiaries of the above reimbursement, they
were not able to collect it within the period set for that purpose, the State shall deposit said
amount in an account held in the beneficiaries’ name or draw a certificate of deposit from a
reputable Venezuelan financial institution, under the most favorable financial terms allowed
by the legislation in force and the customary banking practice in Venezuela. If after ten
years compensation set herein were still unclaimed, said amounts plus accrued interests
shall be returned to the State.
367
Cf. Case of Cantoral Benavidez V. Perú. Reparations and Costs. . Judgment of December 3, 2001. Series C
No. 88, para. 79 and Case of Ticona Estrada V. Bolivia, supra note 44, para. 130; para. 160; Case of Tiu Tojín V.
Guatemala, supra note 22, para. 106
368
Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria V. Argentina. Reparations and Costs; supra note 365, para. 82; Case of
Valle Jaramillo et al. V. Colombia, supra note 20 para. 243; and Case of Ticona Estrada V. Bolivia, supra note 44,
para. 177.
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