44 Regarding the losses caused to Ricardo Canese 69(68) The facts of the instant case altered Ricardo Canese’s professional, personal and family life and had the effect of inhibiting his full exercise of freedom of expression. After being convicted in a criminal action, Mr. Canese was dismissed from his work at the newspaper “Noticias”, owing to the pressure exercised on his employer to dismiss him. The alleged victim suffered non-pecuniary damage as a consequence of the criminal proceedings instituted against him.110 Regarding costs and expenses 69(69) Ricardo Canese incurred expenditure in the domestic sphere and at the international level before the Commission. On April 27, 2004, the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay issued decision and judgment No. 804, deciding “[t]o require the complainants to pay the costs and expenses of the entire proceeding” (supra para. 69(50)).111 As the alleged victim’s representative, CEJIL incurred different expenditure in the inter-American jurisdiction.112 VII PRIOR CONSIDERATIONS 70. The Court acknowledges the importance for the instant case of the decision issued by the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay on December 11, 2002, annulling the judgments against Mr. Canese handed down in 1994 and 1997, and absolving the alleged victim of all criminal liability and its consequences (supra para. 69(49)). In other words, it set aside the criminal conviction handed down for the liability resulting from Mr. Canese’s exercise of his right to freedom of thought and expression. The Court also acknowledges the relevance of the decision issued by this Criminal Chamber on August 22, 2002, deciding that, thereafter, Ricardo Canese would not have to request authorization to leave Paraguay (supra para. 69(67)), as he had had to do since April 1994. 71. Despite the above, this Court observes that the facts that gave rise to the alleged violations were committed during the criminal proceedings against the alleged victim, prior to the delivery of the acquittal on December 11, 2002. The Court recalls that the State’s international responsibility arises immediately from an internationally punishable act, although it can only be declared after the State has had the opportunity to repair such an act using its own mechanisms. The possibility of subsequent reparation under domestic law does not prevent the Commission and 110 Cf. testimony of Ricardo Nicolás Canese Krivoshein given before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on April 28, 2004; testimony of Ricardo Lugo Rodríguez given before the InterAmerican Court during the public hearing held on April 28, 2004; and decision and judgment No. 1362 issued by the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay on December 11, 2002 (file on merits and possible reparations and costs, tome II, folios 502 to 508). 111 Cf. decision and judgment No. 804 issued by the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay on April 27, 2004 (file on merits and possible reparations and costs, tome III, folios 807 to 810). 112 Cf. power of attorney granted to three CEJIL lawyers by Ricardo Canese on April 9, 2002, to represent him before the Inter-American Commission and Court (file of attachments to the application, attachment 23, folios 322 and 323); and copies of vouchers presented by CEJIL to confirm expenditure incurred as a result of the proceeding before the Court (attachment 4 to the brief with final arguments of the representatives of the alleged victim, file on merits and possible reparations and costs, tome IV, folios 941 to 950).