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ix) the presidential initiative “No hay mañana sin ayer” (“Yesterday for Tomorrow”)
of President Ricardo Lagos.112
82(33) Lastly, the State has set up several memorials in honor of the victims of
human rights violations.113
e) Reparation measures granted to Mrs. Gómez-Olivares and her family
82(34) Mrs. Gómez-Olivares received a bonus in 1992, and was granted a monthly
life pension. She is also the beneficiary of health benefits. Similarly, the children of
Mrs. Gómez-Olivares and Mr. Almonacid-Arellano have received educational and
economic reparations, including higher education grants. Furthermore, they also
enjoy health benefits. All in all, Mrs. Gómez-Olivares and her children have received
direct transfers in the amount of approximately US$ 98,000.00 (ninety-eight
thousand United States Dollars), and scholarships in the amount of approximately
US$ 12,180.00 (twelve thousand one hundred and eighty United States Dollars).114
82(35) The State named a street “Luis Almonacid” and a residential area “Villa
Professor Luis Almonacid,” both in the city of Rancagua, and included the name of
Mr. Almonacid-Arellano in the Memorial of Santiago’s General Cemetery.115
f) Regarding the damage inflicted on Mrs. Gómez-Olivares and her family, and
costs and expenses
82(36) Mrs. Gómez-Olivares and her children endured pain and suffering as a result
of the fact that those responsible for the death of Mr. Almonacid-Arellano had not
been punished.
82(37) Mrs. Gómez-Olivares acted through representatives in the domestic
proceedings of the instant case and the proceedings before the bodies of the InterAmerican System of Human Rights, which resulted in costs and expenses.
112
Cf. Statement of Cristián Correa-Montt, witness proposed by the State (record on the merits,
Volume II, folios 421 to 440).
113
Cf. Document entitled “Memoriales construidos con Aportes del Programa de Derechos Humanos
del Ministerio del Interior”, appendix 1 to the statement of Cristián Correa-Montt (record on the merits,
Volume II, folios 441 to 450); book “Políticas de Reparación. Chile 1990-2004” by Elizabeth Lira and Brian
Loveman, appendix 2 to the statement of Cristián Correa-Montt (record on the merits, Volume II, folios
451 to 463).
114
Cf. Statement of Mrs. Elvira Gómez-Olivares at the public hearing of March 29, 2006; statement
of Cristián Correa-Montt (record on the merits, Volume II, folio 439); receipts from the Benefit Payment
Division of the Operations Department of the Instituto de Normalización Provisional (Provisional
Normalization Institute) of February 2006 (record of appendixes to the State’s final written arguments,
Appendix 4, volume II, folios 4392 to 4394).
115
Cf. Statement of Mrs. Elvira Gómez-Olivares (public hearing held on March 29, 2006); list of
works in Rancagua http://www.ddhh.gov.cl/DDHH/obras/info_VIR/VIR_rancagua.html (record of
appendixes to the answer to the application, folio 381).
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