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7. The Presidential Human Rights Program – Office of the Human Rights Observer
[Observatorio de Derechos Humanos], shall issue a publication that deals with the events of
the Rochela Massacre, in accordance with the Inter-American Court’s Judgment.
Furthermore, the publication shall include the reparation measures that the Court in its
Judgment establishes to have been adopted by the State of Colombia and those it orders in
its own Judgment.
8. The Colombian State undertakes a best efforts obligation to request the Superior Council
of the Judicature that the Courthouse of the municipality of San Gil be given a name that
evokes the memory of the victims in this case. If this provision is approved by the Superior
Council of the Judicature, such name shall be agreed upon with the representatives.
II. With regard to the publication of the Inter-American Court’s Judgment.
1. The State shall publish in the print edition of a widely circulated national newspaper, a
full-page notice with the summary of the key elements in the instant case pursuant to the
Inter-American Court’s Judgment. The text of the summary and the manner of publication
shall be agreed to by the victims' representatives. The State shall notify the representatives
prior to the publication date, so that they can review and disseminate it to society as a
whole.
2. The State, through a high-ranking authority, shall refer the Court’s Judgment in the
instant case to the National Reparations and Reconciliation Commission. Furthermore,
through a high-ranking authority, it shall send a letter to the commission respectfully
requesting that, within the scope of its powers, it consider including the Rochela Massacre in
its reports on paramilitarism and using the Inter-American Court’s Judgment in this case as
one of its formal sources.
III. Concerning injury to the life projects of the victims and their next of kin
1. As a best efforts obligation, the Ministry of Education, with the support of the
Presidential Program on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, shall continue to
provide educational assistance (scholarships) for the victims’ next of kin for state or private,
secondary, technical and higher education institutions in Colombia. The victims’
representatives shall submit, within one month, the list of the victims’ next of kin who wish
to obtain such scholarships, which shall contain the following details: 1. Applicant’s full
name; 2. Education level achieved as well as the program, course of studies, further
education program or course he or she intends to undertake; 3. Three (3) options of possible
educational institutions where he or she intends to undertake studies.
2. The Colombian Prosecutor’s Office shall continue to offer job vacancies for the victims
and their next of kin, to the extent that they meet the qualification standards required to
occupy the positions pursuant to constitutional, administrative and statutory guidelines.
278. The representatives and the State agreed that “[t]he reparation measures
undertaken shall be carried out respecting the jurisdictional limits within the Colombian
State, and in compliance with the constitutional, statutory and administrative requirements
for their execution".
279. Furthermore, the parties agreed that Colombia would begin to implement these
measures “from the moment of signing the partial agreement on reparations, with regard to
those measures whose execution is not dependent on the Court’s Judgment”.
280. The Court notes that the measures seek to redress the damage caused to the victims
and their next of kin, preserve the memory of the victims, and prevent the recurrence of the
events of the instant case. In addition, the Court observes that the parties have agreed that
the measures, where so required, be adequately publicized, and that some specific aspects
of the measures be discussed between the State and the representatives prior to
implementation.
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