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be attended by State authorities. Also, the State shall guarantee the participation of the
next of kin of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández who were also declared victims by
this Court who may so desire. Both obligations are to be complied with in a period of two
years as from the date of notice of this Judgment.
4) Psychological care
207. The Commission requested that the Court order the State to “adopt rehabilitation
measures for the benefit of the victim’s next of kin, [which measures] must necessarily
include psychological and medical rehabilitation measures.”
208. Moreover, the representatives stated that “[t]here is no denying the profound pain
that the execution of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas has caused to her next of kin, in addition
to the fact that no justice has been served in over thirteen years.” Accordingly, they asked
that the Court order the State “to provide free-of-charge psychological care to such next of
kin of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas who may so request[, …] [which] measure shall include
the cost of any medication prescribed, such that the next of kin […] are not forced to incur
further monetary costs [and that such] care sh[all] be personalized and fit the needs of
each beneficiary.”
209. Based on the damage sustained by the next of kin of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette KawasFernández, as established in Chapter VIII of this Judgment, the Court finds it appropriate to
order the State to immediately provide free-of-charge adequate and effective psychological
and/or psychiatric care, via its specialized health institutions, to such of the next of kin the
Court has declared victims as may so request. Such treatment must be provided by
personnel and institutions specialized in the disorders and illnesses suffered by such people
as a result of the facts of this case. Said treatment is to begin when the beneficiaries so
request; the beneficiaries shall have a period of two years to seek the treatment as from
the date of notice of this Judgment. Furthermore, said treatment is to be provided for as
long as necessary and shall include the supply of any medication which may be required; it
shall also account for the sufferings of each beneficiary in connection with the facts of the
instant case, as determined through a personal evaluation. The State shall report on such
steps and on the actual provision of treatment as established in paragraph 226 infra.
5) Other reparations sought
210. The Commission requested the Court to order Honduras “to adopt, as a priority
measure, a policy intended to root out violence against natural resources advocates,
including preventive and protective measures,” and “to adopt a public policy to fight
impunity in cases of violations of the human rights of human rights advocates.”
211. In turn, the representatives asked the Court to call upon the State to implement a
“public policy intended to protect human rights advocates, including, among other things,
‘[e]ducation and publicity activities for all State agents, society in general and the media, to
create awareness in society regarding the importance and value of the work of human rights
advocates[;]’ ‘[e]ffective measures to protect the life and physical integrity of those human
rights advocates who have been threatened,’ [and…] ‘fight against impunity in connection
with violations of the human rights of human rights advocates.’”
212. It has been established in this Judgment that the murder of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette
Kawas-Fernández was caused by her work as an environmentalist (supra para. 98). It has
also been mentioned that, later on, other environmentalists were the targets of threats and
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