92 the dignity of the victim.170 The first aspect of reparation for non-pecuniary damage will be considered in this section and the second in section (C) of this chapter. 205. International case law has established repeatedly that the judgment constitutes, per se, a form of reparation.171 However, owing to the circumstances of the instant case, and the consequences of a non-pecuniary nature that the proceedings and the criminal conviction had on the professional, personal and family life of the victim, and on the exercise of his rights to freedom of thought and expression and freedom of movement, the Court considers that, non-pecuniary damage should also be repaired, by the payment of compensation in fairness.172 206. To establish compensation for non-pecuniary damage, the Court will take into account that the criminal proceedings filed against Mr. Canese, the criminal conviction imposed by the competent courts, and the restriction of his right to leave the country during almost eight years and four months affected his professional activities and had an inhibiting effect on his exercise of freedom of expression. It should be recalled that the violations of Mr. Canese’s rights established in this judgment originated from the dissemination of statements he made as a candidate to the presidency of the Republic, in the context of an electoral campaign, when he referred to matters of public interest concerning another candidate. 207. Bearing in mind the different aspects of the non-pecuniary damage caused, the Court establishes, in fairness, the amount of US$35,000.00 (thirty-five thousand United States dollars) or the equivalent in Paraguayan currency, which the State must pay to Mr. Canese as compensation for non-pecuniary damage. C) OTHER FORMS OF REPARATION (MEASURES OF SATISFACTION AND GUARANTEES OF NON-REPETITION) 208. In this section, the Court will begin to determine the measures of satisfaction that seek to repair the non-pecuniary damage, which are not of a pecuniary nature, but have public repercussions.173 209. As it has established in other case, as a measures of satisfaction,174 the State must publish once in the Official Gazette and in another newspaper with national circulation, the chapter of this judgment on proven facts, without the corresponding footnotes, and its operative paragraphs. 210. The Court takes into consideration the recent reforms that the State has made to its penal and procedural legislation, to adapt its domestic norms to the 170 Cf. Case of the Gómez-Paquiyauri brothers, supra note 2, para. 211; Case of 19 Merchants, supra note 2, para. 244; and Case of Molina-Theissen. Reparations, supra note 2, para. 65. 171 Cf. Case of the Gómez-Paquiyauri brothers, supra note 2, para. 215; Case of 19 Merchants, supra note 2, para. 247; and Case of Molina-Theissen. Reparations, supra note 2, para. 66. 172 Cf. Case of the Gómez-Paquiyauri brothers, supra note 2, para. 215; Case of 19 Merchants, supra note 2, para. 247; and Case of Molina-Theissen. Reparations, supra note 2, para. 66. 173 Cf. Case of the Gómez-Paquiyauri brothers, supra note 2, para. 223; Case of 19 Merchants, supra note 2, para. 253; and Case of Molina-Theissen. Reparations, supra note 2, para. 77. 174 Cf. Case of the Gómez-Paquiyauri brothers, supra note 2, para. 235; Case of Molina-Theissen, supra note 2, para. 86; and Case of Myrna Mack-Chang, supra note 15, para. 280.

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