e) Jean family
Victor Jean, Marlene Mesidor, Markenson Jean, Miguel Jean, Victoria Jean
(deceased), and Natalie Jean: the sum of US$10,000.00 (ten thousand United States
dollars) each. The amount corresponding to Victoria Jean shall be delivered, in equal
parts, to the other victims from her family.
f) Pérez Charles family
Rafaelito Pérez Charles: the sum of US$10,000.00 (ten thousand United States
dollars).
D) Costs and expenses
486. The representatives indicated that CEJIL, MUDHA, GAAR and Columbia University
have represented the presumed victims and the members of their families during the
proceedings before the Court. Consequently, they stated that “CEJIL has represented the
victims […] since 2009,” and that “while exercising this representation it has incurred
expenses that include travel, accommodation, communications, photocopies, stationery
and mailings.” They also indicated that “CEJIL has incurred expenses corresponding to
legal work specifically related to this case and to investigating, gathering and presenting
evidence.” On this basis, they asked that the Court establish the sum of US$8,927.00
(eight thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven United States dollars). In their final
written arguments, they argued that, following the presentation of the motions and
arguments brief, CEJIL had incurred expenses relating to a trip for two persons from
Washington D.C. to the Dominican Republic and a trip by three persons from Washington
D.C. to Mexico, among their expenses were plane tickets, land transport, accommodation,
communications, photocopies, stationery, and mailings. They indicated that the estimate
of the expenses incurred amounts US$9,742.00 (nine thousand seven hundred and fortytwo United States dollars).
487. With regard to the expenses incurred by MUDHA, the representatives stated that this
organization has represented the victims “for around a decade, taking different steps at
the national and international level.” However, they indicated that “it does not have
vouchers for all the expenses incurred,” and therefore asked the Court to establish, in
equity, the sum of RD$200,000.00 (two hundred thousand Dominican pesos) for
expenses. They added in the brief with final arguments that MUDHA had paid all the
expenses of its team that attended the public hearing and would send the corresponding
vouchers to the Court, but it did not indicate any amount in this regard.
488. Regarding the expenses incurred by GARR, the latter asked “the Court to determine,
in equity, the representation expenses in this case.” The representatives indicated that
GARR had paid the expenses of one person to attend the public hearing held in Mexico.
489. Lastly, with regard to the expenses incurred by the Human Rights Clinic of Columbia
University, they indicated that it “had made at least nine trips to meet with the victims, to
take their statements, and to discuss the progress in the case, including the friendly
settlement procedure.” They indicated that, although they did not have vouchers for each
of these trips, “the records show that at least 23 round trips from New York to the
Dominican Republic were bought, at an approximate cost of US$650 [(United States
dollars)] each, which represents around US$14,950.00 [(fourteen thousand nine hundred
and fifty United States dollars)].” They also indicated that the Clinic “incurred additional
costs associated with the trips […] including accommodation in the Dominican Republic.”
Accordingly, they requested that the Court “recognize the sum of US$20,000.00 (twenty
thousand United States dollars) for the expenses incurred by this organization.” They
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