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THEREFORE:
THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
in exercise of its authority to monitor compliance with its decisions, pursuant to Articles
33, 62(1), 62(3), 65, 67 and 68(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights,
Articles 25(1) and 30 of its Statute, and Article 29(2) of its Rules of Procedure,
DECLARES:
1.
That the State has fully complied with that stated in the third Operative
Paragraph of the Judgment on Reparations issued by this Tribunal on February 22, 2002
(supra Having Seen paragraph 2).
2.
That it will continue the procedure on monitoring compliance with the pending
aspects in this case, which are:
a)
The location of the remains of Efraín Bámaca Velásquez, their exhumation
in the presence of his widow and next of kin, and their return to them (first
operative paragraph of the Judgment on reparations);
b)
The investigation into the facts that gave rise to the violations of the
American Convention on Human Rights and the Inter-American Convention to
Prevent and Punish Torture, the identification and punishment of those
responsible, and the public divulgation of the results of this investigation (eighth
operative paragraph of the Judgment on merits and second operative paragraph
of the Judgment on reparations), and
c)
The adoption of the legislative and any other measures necessary to adapt
Guatemalan domestic laws to the international norms of human rights and
humanitarian law, and to make these norms fully effective in the domestic sphere
(fourth operative paragraph of the Judgment on reparations).
AND DECIDES:
1.
To require the State to adopt all necessary measures to fulfill effectively and
promptly the aspects pending compliance that were ordered by the Court in the
judgments on merits and reparations (supra Having Seen paragraphs number 1 and 2),
as well as that stated in the Orders issued in this case (supra Having seen paragraphs
number 3, 4, and 5), pursuant to the provisions of Article 68(1) of the American
Convention.
2.
To request the State to submit to the Inter-American Court, by September 28,
2007, at the latest, a detailed report indicating all the measures adopted to comply with
the reparations ordered by the Court that are still pending compliance (supra second
operative paragraph), and to present the corresponding supporting documentation.
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