64 disseminated so that Guatemalan society knows the facts which are the object of the present case, as well as those responsible.250 B.1 Determination of the whereabouts of Florencio Chitay Nech 238. The Commission and the representatives requested the Court to order the State to carry out the search, identification, and delivery of the mortal remains of Mr. Chitay Nech. In addition, the representatives indicated that this obligation includes that the State “will cover the expenses for the movement and burial in the place that [they] indicate and in agreement with [their] customs” and traditions of the indigenous Mayan kaqchikel community. For its part, the State, even though it did not present any specific allegations in this regard, expressed that said measure should be included within friendly settlement procedure. 239. In this regard, the expert witness Rosalina Tuyuc, referring to those disappeared, noted that the families have not yet been able to bid farewell and let them go, they have not had a dignified burial in which to take a candle, a flower, or go to talk, because for them, the deceased continue existing; they are the energetic source of life for the family, community, and their people. 240. As has been established in the present Judgment, as part of the duty to investigate, the State must carry out an effective search for the whereabouts of the victim. (supra paras. 204 and 209), so that the right of the next of kin to know the whereabouts of the same251 constitutes a measure of reparation and, therefore, an expectation for the State to satisfy.252 Likewise, this permits the next of kin to alleviate the anguish and suffering caused by said uncertainty.253 241. In the case where the mortal remains are found, they must be delivered to their next of kin, having genetic proof of kinship, as soon as possible and without any costs incurred. In addition, the State must cover the funeral costs, in common agreement with the next of kin.254 To receive the body of the victim is of utmost importance to the next of kin, given that it permits them to bury the remains in accordance with their beliefs and close the mourning process. C. Measures of Satisfaction, Rehabilitation, and Guarantee of Non-Repetition 242. The Tribunal will determine other measures that seek to repair the non-pecuniary damage that does not have a pecuniary nature, and will provide for measures that extends 250 Cf. Case del Caracazo V. Venezuela, supra note 249, para. 118; Case Radilla Pacheco V. México, supra note 12, para. 335, and Case Dos Erres Massacre V. Guatemala, supra note 12, para. 236. 251 Cf. Case Goiburú et. al. V. Paraguay, supra note 87, para. 171; Case La Cantuta V. Perú, supra note 223, para. 231, and Case Ticona Estrada et. al. V. Bolivia, supra note 84, para. 155. 252 Cf. Case Neira Alegría et. al. V. Perú. Reparations and Costs. Judgment of 19 of September of 1996. Series C No. 29, para. 69; Case La Cantuta V. Perú, supra note 223, para. 231, and Case Ticona Estrada et. al. V. Bolivia, supra note 84, para. 155. 253 Cf. Case Ticona Estrada et. al. V. Bolivia, supra note 84, para. 155. 254 Cf. Case Anzualdo Castro V. Perú, supra note 86, para. 185.

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