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5.
Rehabilitation
544. The Commission stated that “Mexico should adopt measures of rehabilitation for
the victims’ next of kin,” which should include “medical and psychological
rehabilitation.”
545. The representatives asked “that the Mexican State provide medical and
psychological treatment through two federal institutions to ensure a high-quality
service or […] that it guarantee the remuneration of the specialists who are treating
the families until […] the treatment is concluded.” This is justified by the fact that “the
human rights violations perpetrated against [the three victims] have had a strong
impact on their mothers, who have also suffered […] other violations of their
fundamental rights.” In addition, the representatives affirmed that “the victims’
families” have suffered “physical and psychological problems.”
546. The State affirmed that it has provided medical and psychological care to the
victims’ next of kin through “[t]he Directorate to provide Services to Victims of Crime,
attached to the state Attorney General’s Office,” the “Chihuahua Women’s Institute,”
the “[t]he state of Chihuahua Social Promotion Secretariat […],” and the “Center for
Prevention, Protection and Services to Women and Families in Abusive Situations.”
547. The Court observes that the State submitted various lists prepared by State
institutions523 regarding the supposed medical and psychological care provided to the
victims’ next of kin. It also notes that witness Camberos Revilla stated that the three
mothers received medical treatment and that the State offered psychological treatment
to Mrs. González and Mrs. Monreal, but the latter refused to receive it.524 Witness
Galindo stated that the state of Chihuahua Social Promotion Secretariat supported the
next of kin of Mss. Ramos and González, by supplying medical services and
medication.525 According to the testimony of witness Castro Romero, Mrs. González
and Mrs. Monreal took part in group therapies entitled “From Pain to Hope.”526 Also,
during the public hearing, Mrs. González indicated that the State had provided her with
medical assistance.527
523
Cf. List of payments to the General Hospital for mothers of victims of femicides, covering the period
from 2002 until May 8, 2007, prepared by the head of social work of that institution and dated May 11, 2007
(case file of attachments to the answer to the application, volume XLI, attachment 133, folio 15138); list of
medicines provided by the Social Promotion Directorate to Benita Monárrez Salgado, prepared by the
Director of Social Promotion on May 11, 2007 (case file of attachments to the answer to the application,
volume XLI, attachment 133, folio 15140); list of medicines provided by the Social Promotion Directorate to
Irma Monreal Jaime prepared by the Director of Social Promotion on May 11, 2007 (case file of attachments
to the answer to the application, volume XLI, attachment 133, folio 15141); list of medical services provided
to individuals belonging to the Victims Support Program prepared by the Director General of the Women’s
Hospital, on May 11, 2007 (case file of attachments to the answer to the application, volume XLI,
attachment 133, folio 15143); list of medical and psychological assistance provided, prepared by the Center
for Prevention, Protection and Services to Women and Families in Abusive Situations, on May 11, 2007 (case
file of attachments to the answer to the application, volume XLI, attachment 133, folio 15165), and official
letter No. Jur/0223/2007 issued by the Chihuahua Women’s Institute on May 4, 2004 (case file of
attachments to the answer to the application, volume XLI, attachment 133, folios 15173 and 15174).
524
Cf. statement made before notary public by witness Camberos Revilla on April 8, 2009 (merits case
file, volume IX, folios 2981 to 2983).
525
Cf. statement made before notary public by witness Galindo López on April 16, 2009 (merits case
file, volume X, folios 3308 and 3309).
526
Cf. Testimony given by witness Castro Romero, supra note 520, folios 2922 to 2924.
527
Cf. Testimony given by Mrs. González, supra note 183.
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