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military academies.They also noted that the State has not specified if the stages of the
courses are annual or biannual, or if they form part of the permanent training curricula
of the armed forces. They also indicated that the "Master Program of Education in
Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law" was approved in 2002, prior to
the Judgment of the Court, and that the reports "refer to the class per[i]ods from
2008, and the information was not up-to-date." They expressed their concern
regarding the "apparent exclusion of military commanders from [such courses]."
20.
The Commission valued the information provided, however, it noted that the
number, or rank, of Armed Forces members trained has not been mentioned, and the
State "refers to information from 2008, without any documentation on training
programs and courses from 2009 and 2010."
21.
The President considers it necessary for the Court to receive up-to-date and
specific information on the matter, particularly regarding whether the programs are
ongoing, the universe of recipients of these programs and how they were being
executed.
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22.
Regarding the obligation to publish in a nationally circulated newspaper, on just
one occasion, the chapter on the proven facts of the Judgment, without corresponding
footnotes, and the operative paragraphs of the Judgment(operative paragraph thirteen
of the Judgment), the State reported that the publication was made in the La Nation
newspaper on October 18, 2007, and it attached a copy.
23.
The representatives did not address this point, and the Commission "too[k]
note of the information provided by the State [and awaited] the comments of the
representatives."
24.
The President believes it is essential that the Court have the observations of
the representatives regarding compliance with this reparation measure so that the
Court can determine its compliance.
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25.
Regarding the obligation to adapt domestic legislation on recruitment of
children under 18 years in the armed forces of Paraguay, in accordance with the
relevant international standards (operative paragraph fourteen of the Judgment), the
State indicated that it has fully complied with this point. In this regard, in addition to
measures already reported 6the State said that on May 20, 2008, Law 3485, which
amends Law No. 123/52 of CIMEFOR, states in article 10 that "the special courses of
Military Instruction and Officer and Reserve Officer Training is aimed at students who
are over eighteen years of age."
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Representatives noted that, "the information provided by the State [...]
accounts for the full compliance with [this] obligation." The Commission, meanwhile,
valued the report from the State, however, they stressed the need to verify "the
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Cf. Case of Vargas Areco, supra note 5, Considering Clause 33 and 36.