Unanimously: 1. To accept the state’s acknowledgment of responsibility, pursuant to paragraphs 16 to 23 of this judgment. DECLARES, Unanimously that: 2. The State is responsible for the violation of the rights to equal protection and work, recognized in articles 24 and 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights, read in conjunction with the state’s obligation to respect rights without discrimination, established in Article 1(1), to the detriment of Luis Fernando Guevara Díaz, in the terms of paragraphs 46 to 82 of this judgment (Judge Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto and Judge Patricia Pérez Goldberg dissent with regard to violation of article 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights, read in conjunction with Article 1(1), as expressed in their opinions). 3. The State is responsible for the violation of the rights to judicial guarantees and judicial protection, established in articles 8 and 25 of the American Convention on Human Rights, read in conjunction with Article 1(1), to the detriment of Luis Fernando Guevara Díaz, in the terms of paragraph 18 of this judgment. AND ESTABLISHES: unanimously, that: 4. This judgment constitutes per se a form of reparation. 5. The State shall adopt all necessary measures such that Luis Fernando Guevara Díaz is appointed to a position of equal or greater rank than the one for which he had applied, or to another position that suits his skills and needs, in the terms of paragraph 89 of this judgment. Should Mr. Guevara or his representative fail to inform the Court of his wish to be appointed to a position at the Ministry of Finance or another public institution within six months of the notification of this judgment, the state must pay the amount indicated in paragraph 90 of this judgment. 6. The state shall make the publications ordered in paragraph 92 of this judgment within six months of its notification. 7. The state shall devise and implement, within one year, a training plan for officials of the Ministry of Finance on equality and non-discrimination of persons with disabilities, specifically addressing the essential content of the state’s obligation to respect and guarantee the right to work of persons with disabilities in hiring, selection, promotion, and dismissal, as well as the special duties arising when handling allegations alleging acts of discrimination based on disability, pursuant to the terms of paragraph 95 of this judgment. 8. The State shall pay the amounts established in paragraphs 104, 109, and 113 of this judgment for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages and costs and expenses, in the terms of paragraphs 114 to 119 of this judgment. 34