78 accepts the acts of acknowledgement of international responsibility carried out by the State and the denomination of two streets of La Paz city after Mr. Ibsen Cárdenas and Mr. Ibsen Peña. On the other hand, from the information of the files it is inferred that the State and the representatives, in particular, Mr. Tito Ibsen Castro, had already taken some steps with respect to the issuance of a postal stamp to commemorate Mr. Rainer Ibsen Cárdenas and Mr. José Luis Ibsen Peña.273 Likewise, from the information submitted to the Tribunal it is proved that the State in fact has delivered the postal stamp to Messrs. Tito Ibsen Castro and Martha Castro Mendoza. In that regard, the Court takes note of said act and finds that the issuance of the postal stamp contributes to establishing the historical memory in a democratic society and to the satisfaction of the victims. 249. As it has been previously mentioned (supra paras. 246 to 247) to State informed that it has already executed a public act of reparation in which it officially named a roundabout as “Ibsen Family.” The Court assesses positively the efforts made by the State in this matter. Without detriment of this, as it has ordered in other cases,274 this Court finds that, as measures of satisfaction, initiatives designed to preserve the memory of victims of human rights violations must be implemented in coordination with their next of kin. In that respect, the Court takes into account that the representatives stated that said act was carried out without consulting the family and without their consent. Thus, according to the Court’s jurisprudence, in order to raise public awareness so as to avoid the repetition of acts such as those that occurred in the instant case and to conserve the memory of Messrs. Ibsen Cárdenas and Ibsen Peña, the Court considers that the State must reach an agreement with their next of kin on the designation of a public place after them in which a commemorative plaque that mentions this judgment, the facts of the case, and the circumstances in which they occurred must be placed. This must be done within one year from the notification of this judgment. C.4 Rehabilitation measures 250. The Commission asked the Court to order the State “to adopt measures of rehabilitation for the family of the victims[, including] measures of psychological rehabilitation.” 251. The representatives asked that, in general, the Court order the State “[t]o adopt measures of rehabilitation in favor of the victims’ next of kin.” In addition, they indicated that the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Petroleum Company Health Fund had signed an agreement to provide medical services to the Ibsen family “without [their] legal representative awareness” (infra para. 252). Furthermore, they indicated that the said contract contained errors and inconsistencies in relation to the personal information of the beneficiary family, which could result in failure to comply with it. 273 The State mentioned that “on Tuesday, May 18, [2001], at offices of the Direction General of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreing Affairs[,] in the presence of [Mr.] Tito Ibsen Castro three color designs were shown so one of them shall be selected, [Mr. Tito Ibsen Castro] chosed the stamp located at the center of the design sheet, attached to this brief of final arguments.” On the other hand, the representatives mentioned that “after returning from [hearing at] Lima […] they contacted the Vice Minister […] and sen[t] a complaint to the Ministry of Foreing Affairs on May 10, 2010, informing them on their opinions, after they were allowed to make some changes to the postal stamp [,] such as the photography of José Luis [Ibsen Peña] and the exact dates of the forced disappearances.” 274 Cf. Case of Benavides-Cevallos v. Ecuador. Merits, Reparations and Costs. Judgment of June 19, 1998. Series C No. 38. para. 48.5; Case of the “Las Dos Erres” Massacre v. Guatemala, supra note 7, para. 265, and Case of Chitay Nech et al. v. Guatemala, supra note 6, para. 251.

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