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measure of reparation.291 Consequently, those who requested this measure of
reparation, or their legal representatives, have six months from notification of this
Judgment, to advise the State of their request of scholarships.
xiv) Health care center for the victim’s community
258. The representatives requested the Court to order the State to, in the framework
of a policy of access to health care for women in indigenous communities in Mexico, give
Mrs. Rosendo Cantu’s indigenous community a comprehensive health care center, with
specialized personnel in the treatment of women victims of violence, that provides
translators and the necessary resources and medication, so as to guarantee increased
access to said services for women in the community to actively participate, promoting
human rights of women victims of violence, if the victim wishes so.
259. The Court notes that the State reported on various public policies aimed at
attending to women victims of sexual violence, that have been implemented by means of
a National Program of Prevention and Attention to Domestic and Sexual Violence, which
has been implemented in 32 federal states and which establishes as its objective an
organized social response to the needs of women victims of violence regarding medical
and psychological care. It also reported that the state of Guerrero has carried out
multiple actions to attend to women in Guerrero, through various agencies, including the
Secretariat of Women and the Secretariat of Indigenous Affairs, and the provision of
services such as mobile units traveling to attend to the problems of women in the
community. It also reported that in indigenous areas, policies and programs have been
designed and implemented to expand coverage of health services. The State also
indicated that health personnel “constantly receives training on human rights [...] to
ensure adequate provision of health services to people,” and made reference to works
that have been carried out to improve health care infrastructure in the state of Guerrero
and special services for women victims of sexual violence. On the other hand, of the
evidence presented in the current case, it is evident that the nearest health care center
to the Barranca Bejuco community is found in the community of Caxitepec.
260. In the present case, the Court notes that the rape of Mrs. Rosendo Cantú has
demonstrated the need to strengthen attention and the health care centers that treat
women who have suffered violence. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the Court
notes that there is a health care center in Caxitepec, and the representatives have not
provided the Court with sufficient information for it to consider the need of ordering to
create a new health care center. The services for treating women victims of sexual
violence can be guaranteed within the current center, which should be fortified by way of
the provision of material resources and staffing, including the provision of a translator
who speaks Me’paa, as well as the use of an appropriate protocol, to take the
appropriate actions; all this in the context of the implementation of programs regarding
care for victims of violence and investment efforts in improving the services that the
State indicated that it has been carrying out.
xv) Office for women victims of violence of the Public Prosecutor’s Office
261. The representatives asked the Court to order the Mexican State to create a
Special Office of the Public Prosecutor to provide attention to women victims of violence
in the state of Guerrero, of easy access, which should have appropriate technical and
financial resources and personnel trained to handle cases such as this one who are
conversant with the international standards for treating women victims of violence and
torture.
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Cf. Case of Escué Zapata v. Colombia. Interpretation of the Judgment of Merits, Reparations, and
Costs. Judgment of May 5, 2008 Series C No. 178, paras. 27 and 28; Case of Valle Jaramillo et al., supra note
234, para. 229, and Case of Valle Jaramillo et al. v. Colombia. Interpretation of the Judgment of Merits,
Reparations, and Costs. Judgment of July 7, 2009 Series C No. 201, parr. 38.
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