- 129 - but now she receives a monthly income of approximately US$193.00. Regarding María Patricia Romero Hernández, the representatives indicated that, at the time of the events, she received approximately US$96.00 a month working in the family butcher’s shop and a taco kiosk. As a result of her imprisonment, she was unable to work from May 2006 until August 2008. 373. In light of the circumstances of this case and the specific consequences that the facts of the case had on the earnings of Yolanda Muñoz Diosdada and María Patricia Romero Hernández, the Court considers it reasonable to order the State to pay compensation for loss of earnings in favor of these two victims. Taking into account that the information provided by the representatives does not allow the Court to establish with certainty the amount of the loss of earnings suffered, the Court establishes the sums of US$10,000.00 (ten thousand United States dollars) in favor of Yolanda Muñoz Diosdada and US$2,000.00 (two thousand United States dollars) in favor of María Patricia Romero Hernández. Both sums must be paid by the State directly to these two victims. F.2 Non-pecuniary damage 374. The representatives asserted that, as a result of the sexual torture perpetrated by State agents, the victims experienced physical and psychological suffering and problems with regard to their families, their affective relationships, and their reputation, among other matters. Consequently, the representatives asked the Court to determine, in equity, the amount that the State should pay for non-pecuniary damage. They asked that this reparation be extended also to the next of kin of the victims who had also experienced severe suffering, as well as changes in the family dynamics, as a result of the human rights violations. They reiterated that this measure should not be granted in favor of either Georgina Edith Rosales or her family members, as they did not wish to receive financial reparations. 375. The Court has established in its case law that non-pecuniary damage may include both the suffering and affliction caused by the violation and also the impairment of values that are of great significance for the individual, as well as any changes of a non-pecuniary nature in the living conditions of the victims. In addition, since it is not possible to allocate a precise monetary equivalent to non-pecuniary damage, it can only be compensated, for the purposes of comprehensive reparation to the victim, by the payment of a sum of money or the delivery of goods or services with a monetary value that the Court determines in reasonable application of sound judicial criteria and based on equity.468 376. The Court recalls that, in this case, it has determined that the State committed serious violations of the personal integrity, privacy and personal liberty of the eleven women, and of their next of kin. Considering the circumstances of the case, all the violations committed, the denial of justice, the suffering caused and experienced, the impact on the lives of the eleven women and their families, as well as the other consequences of a non-pecuniary nature they suffered, the Court deems it pertinent to establish, in equity, for non-pecuniary damage, the sums of: US$70,000.00 (seventy thousand United States dollars) for each of the ten women victims in this case who have requested financial compensation, namely, Yolanda Muñoz Diosdada, Norma Aidé Jiménez Osorio, María Patricia Romero Hernández, Mariana Selvas Gómez, Ana María Velasco Rodríguez, Suhelen Gabriela Cuevas Jaramillo, Bárbara Italia Méndez Moreno, María Cristina Sánchez Hernández, Angélica Patricia Torres Linares and Claudia Hernández Martínez; US$15,000.00 (fifteen thousand United States dollars) for each mother, father, daughter and son, Cf. Case of the “Street Children” (Villagrán Morales et al.) v. Guatemala. Reparations and costs. Judgment of May 26, 2001. Series C No. 77, para. 84, and Case of López Soto et al. v. Venezuela. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of September 26, 2018. Series C No. 362, para. 372. 468

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