10. The State shall conduct with due diligence and within a reasonable time, the
pertinent investigations and criminal proceedings in accordance with domestic
legislation, in order to individualize, identify and, if applicable, punish those materially
and intellectually responsible for Mr. A.A.’s death and for the threats suffered by his
relatives, and to establish the truth of what happened, based on the criteria indicated for
the investigation of such cases, pursuant to paragraph 252 of this Judgment. Similarly,
the State shall examine possible procedural and investigative irregularities related to this
case, in line with the pertinent disciplinary standards and, if applicable, sanction the
conduct of the relevant public officials, without requiring the victims to file complaints for
those purposes, pursuant to paragraph 253 of this Judgment.
11. The State shall guarantee adequate conditions of security so that B.A., E.A., L.A.,
N.A., J.A. and K.A., can return to their places of residence, if appropriate, and if they so
wish, without this implying an additional expense for the beneficiaries of this measure, under
the terms of paragraph 256 of this Judgment.
12. The State shall provide, through its specialized health institutions, and free of
charge, immediate, adequate and effective psychological and psychiatric treatment
required by the victims, with their prior informed consent and for the time necessary,
including the free provision of medicines, pursuant to paragraphs 258 and 259 of this
Judgment.
13. The State shall issue the publications indicated in paragraph 261 of the Judgment,
within six months of the notification of this Judgment, under the terms ordered therein.
14. The State shall submit annual reports describing the steps it has taken to implement,
within a reasonable time, an effective public policy for the protection of human rights
defenders, in accordance with paragraphs 263 and 264 of this Judgment.
15. The State shall pay, within one year of the notification of this Judgment, the amounts
established in paragraphs 271 and 273 thereof, as compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary damages, and reimbursement of costs and expenses, under the terms of
paragraphs 278 and 279 of this Judgment.
16. The State shall submit a report to the Court on the measures adopted in compliance
with its provisions, within one year from the notification of this Judgment.
17. The Court shall monitor full compliance with this Judgment, in exercise of its authority
and in compliance with its obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights, and
will consider this case closed once the State has fully complied with all the provisions
established herein.
Judges Roberto F. Caldas and Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot informed the Court of
their joint dissenting opinion, which accompanies this Judgment.
Done in Spanish in San José, Costa Rica, on August 28, 2014.
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