CONSIDERING THAT:
1.
During its 133rd regular session, the plenum of Inter-American Court decided to
delegate to its President assessment of matters concerning the payment of
reimbursements to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund in every case.
2.
In the first operative paragraph and the fourth considering paragraph of the order
of November 14, 2017 (supra having seen paragraph 2), the State was ordered to
reimburse the Legal Assistance Fund the sum of US$1,999.60 (one thousand nine
hundred and ninety-nine United States dollars and sixty cents) for the disbursement
made in relation to the payment of airfares for the victims’ representatives to appear at
the private monitoring hearing held jointly for the two cases, which had to be suspended
a few days before it was held at the State’s request. The Court determined that this sum
should be reimbursed within six months of notification of this order.
3.
The President notes that, on August 8, 2022, Barbados made a transfer to the
Inter-American Court’s bank account for the amount established in the order on
reimbursement of the Legal Assistance Fund.
4.
Consequently, the President declares that the State has complied fully with the
provisions of the first operative paragraph and the fourth considering paragraph of the
order of November 14, 2017, regarding reimbursement of the Victims’ Legal Assistance
Fund.
5.
In addition, the President underscores the willingness shown by Barbados to
comply with its international obligations by reimbursing the said expenditure to the Legal
Assistance Fund. Such reimbursements contribute to the sustainability of the Fund,
whose aim is to provide financial assistance to presumed victims who do not have the
necessary resources to cover the costs of litigation before the Inter-American Court, thus
ensuring their access to justice under equal conditions.
THEREFORE:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
in the exercise of his powers under Article 68(1) of the American Convention, and Articles
4, 31(2) and 69 of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court, together with
articles 1, 4 and 5 of the Rules for the Operation of the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund,
DECIDES:
1.
To declare that the State of Barbados has complied with the reimbursement to
the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of the
sum ordered in the first operative paragraph and the fourth considering paragraph of
the order on reimbursement to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund of November 14,
2017.
2.
To require the Secretariat of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to notify
this order to the State of Barbados, the representatives of the victims in the two cases,
and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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