in the exercise of his authority in relation to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund of this Court,
and in accordance with Article 31 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure and Article 3 of the Rules
of the Court’s Legal Assistance Fund and Article 4 of the Agreement of Understanding
between the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Association of
Public Defender Offices,
DECIDES:
1.
To declare admissible the request submitted by the alleged victims and their interAmerican defenders to have recourse to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights, and to grant the financial assistance necessary to cover
reasonable and necessary expenses that have been duly accounted for, and that shall be
accounted for, by the defenders for the purpose of processing the case before this Court.
The specific amount, recipient and purpose of this assistance shall be determined when a
decision is made on the production of the testimonial and expert evidence and, if applicable,
on the opening of the oral proceedings under the terms of Article 50 of the Court’s Rules of
Procedure, and in accordance with preambular paragraphs 15 to 19 of this Decision.
2.
To order the Secretariat of the Court to notify the representatives of the alleged
victims, the Republic of Argentina and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of
this Decision.
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