Florinda Rosa Cajal, Stella Maris Fernández and Ricardo Roberto Videla, in the terms of
paragraphs 268 to 289 of this Judgment.
14.
The State failed to comply with the obligation contained in Article 2 of the American
Convention on Human Rights, in relation to Articles 7(3) and 19 thereof, to the detriment of
César Alberto Mendoza, Claudio David Núñez, Lucas Matías Mendoza, Ricardo David Videla
Fernández and Saúl Cristian Roldán Cajal, in the terms of paragraphs 291 to 298 of this
Judgment.
15.
The State failed to comply with the obligation contained in Article 2 of the American
Convention on Human Rights, in relation to Articles 8(2)(h) and 19 thereof, to the detriment
of César Alberto Mendoza, Claudio David Núñez, Lucas Matías Mendoza, Ricardo David
Videla Fernández and Saúl Cristian Roldán Cajal, in the terms of paragraphs 299 to 303 of
this Judgment.
AND ORDERS,
unanimously that,
16.
This Judgment constitutes per se a form of reparation.
17.
The State must provide, free of charge, immediately and through its specialized
health care institutions or personnel, the adequate and effective medical and psychological
or psychiatric treatment required by Lucas Matías Mendoza and Claudio David Núñez, and
the psychological or psychiatric treatment required by César Alberto Mendoza and Saúl
Cristian Roldán Cajal, if they request this, including the provision, free of charge, of the
medicines they may eventually need, taking into consideration the ailments of each of them
related to this case. In particular, in the case of Lucas Matías Mendoza, the State must
provide the specialized ophthalmological, surgical, and/or therapeutic treatment that will
alleviate or improve his visual problems, in the terms of paragraphs 309 to 312 of this
Judgment.
18.
The State must ensure, as soon as possible, that César Alberto Mendoza, Claudio
David Núñez, Lucas Matías Mendoza and Saúl Cristian Roldán Cajal receive the formal
educational or training opportunities that they want, including university studies, through
the prison system or, if they have been released, through its public institutions, in the terms
of paragraphs 313 to 318 of this Judgment.
19.
The State must make the publications ordered in paragraph 320 of this Judgment, in
the terms of that paragraph.
20.
The State must adapt its legal framework to the international standards for juvenile
criminal justice indicated above, and design and implement public policies with clear goals
and timetables, as well as with the allocation of adequate budgetary resources, for the
prevention of juvenile delinquency through effective programs and services that encourage
the integral development of children and adolescents. In this regard, Argentina must,
among other matters, disseminate information on the international standards regarding
children’s rights, and provide support to the most vulnerable children and adolescents, as
well as to their families, in the terms of paragraphs 321 to 325 of this Judgment.
21.
The State must ensure that sentences of life imprisonment and reclusion for life are
never again imposed on César Alberto Mendoza, Claudio David Núñez and Lucas Matías
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