60 individual or family treatment as agreed upon with each of them after an individual evaluation. E) COSTS AND EXPENSES 208. As the Court has stated on previous occasions, costs and fees are contemplated within the concept of reparations as enshrined in Article 63(1) of the American Convention, since the victims’ efforts to obtain justice in the domestic as well as in the international level lead to expenses that must be compensated when the State’s international responsibility has been determined in a conviction judgment. As regards their reimbursement, the Court must prudently assess their extent, which involve the expenses incurred when acting before the domestic authorities as well as those incurred in the course of proceedings before the InterAmerican System, taking into account the particular circumstances of the specific case and the nature of international jurisdiction in the protection of human rights. Such estimate may be made on grounds of equitable principles and in consideration of the expenses reported and evidenced by the parties, provided they are reasonable.121 209. Considering the criteria mentioned in the previous paragraph, the Court orders the State, based on equitable grounds, to reimburse the amount of US$ 5,000.00 (five thousand United States dollars) or its equivalent in Peruvian soles to Mr. Crispín Baldeón Yllaconza, who will deliver to APRODEH the amount he deems appropriate as compensation for the expenses incurred when acting within the domestic jurisdiction and those resulting from the proceedings conducted within the Inter-American System. XII METHOD OF COMPLIANCE 210. The State must pay the compensations for pecuniary and non pecuniary damage, and reimburse the costs and expenses incurred (supra paras. 185, 187, 191 and 209) within one year following notice of the Judgment. The remaining reparation measures ordered by the Court must be complied with within reasonable time (supra paras. 199 and 207), or within the term specified in this Judgment (supra paras. 194, 204 and 205). 211. Payment of the compensations ordered to the benefit of Mr. Baldeón-García shall be made in accordance with paragraph 182 of this Judgment. The compensations established to the benefit of the next of kin of Mr. Baldeón-García shall be delivered directly to each beneficiary. Should any of the persons specified above die before receiving the corresponding compensation, said amount shall be distributed in accordance with applicable domestic legislation. 121 Cf. Case of Acevedo-Jaramillo et al, supra note 6, para. 315; Case of López-Álvarez, supra note 6, para. 214; and Case of Pueblo Bello Massacre, supra note 6, para. 283.

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