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disparagement, harassment or discrimination against the next of kin of [the] three
women.”
443. Even though the Commission did not submit arguments on this point, the
Tribunal will proceed to examine these allegations because the requirements
established in paragraph 232 supra have been fulfilled.
444. Article 11 of the Convention recognizes that everyone has the right to have his
honor respected, prohibits any unlawful attack on honor and reputation, and imposes
on the States the obligation to provide the protection of the law against such attacks.
In general, the right to honor relates to self-esteem and self-worth, while reputation
refers to the opinion that others have of an individual.445
445. The Court points out that the allegations concerning the supposed violation of
Article 11 of the Convention to the detriment of the victims and their mothers refer to
facts relating to the treatment they suffered as a result of the search for the young
women who disappeared and the subsequent quest for justice. The juridical
consequences of these facts have already been examined in relation to Article 5 of the
Convention; the Tribunal therefore finds that it is not in order to declare a violation of
Article 11 of the Convention.
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REPARATIONS
446. It is a principle of international law that any violation of an international
obligation which results in harm entails the obligation to make adequate reparation.446
This obligation is regulated by international law.447 The Court has based its decisions in
this regard on Article 63(1) of the American Convention.
447. In accordance with the findings on the merits, and the violations of the
Convention declared in the previous chapters, as well as in light of the criteria
established in the Court’s jurisprudence concerning the nature and scope of the
obligation to make reparation,448 the Tribunal will proceed to examine the claims
submitted by the Commission and by the representatives so as to order measures
tending to repair the damage.
1.
Injured party
448. The Court reiterates that those who have been declared victims of the violation
of a right recognized in the Convention are considered to be the “injured party.”449 In
445
Cf. Case of Tristán Donoso, supra note 9, para. 57, and Case of Escher et al. v. Brazil, supra note
46, para. 117.
446
Cf. Case of Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras. Reparations and Costs. Judgment of July 21, 1989.
Series C No. 7, para. 25; Case of Anzualdo Castro v. Peru, supra note 30, para. 170, and Case of Dacosta
Cadogan v. Barbados. Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs. Judgment of September 24,
2009. Series C No. 204, para. 94.
447
Cf. Case of Anzualdo Castro v. Peru, supra note 30, para. 170, and Case of Dacosta Cadogan v.
Barbados, supra note 446, para. 94.
448
Cf. Case of Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras, Reparations and Costs, supra note 446, paras. 25 and
26; Case of Anzualdo Castro v. Peru, supra note 30, para. 173, and Case of Dacosta Cadogan v. Barbados,
supra note 446, para. 95.
449
Cf. Case of the “White Van” (Paniagua Morales et al.) v. Guatemala. Reparations and Costs.
Judgment of May 25, 2001. Series C No. 76, para. 82; Case of Acevedo Buendía et al. (“Discharged and
Retired Employees of the Office of the Comptroller”) v. Peru, supra note 46, para. 112, and Case of Dacosta
Cadogan v. Barbados, supra note 446, para. 97.
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