for police officers to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.194
166. The Court finds that the issuance of this judgment and the reparations ordered in this chapter
are sufficient and adequate to remedy the violations suffered by the victims. As a result, it does
not consider it necessary to order the adoption of additional reparations.
G.
Redress
167. The Commission asked the Court to order the State to pay a fair compensation to
adequately repair the human rights violations declared in the Merits Report, including both
pecuniary and non-pecuniary reparations.
168. In their final written arguments, the representative requested keeping in mind, for
compensation purposes, that Fredy Núñez Naranjo "was the one who contributed with work and
money to the household of his parents and siblings."
169. The State did not mention that it had paid any type of indemnity.
G.1 Pecuniary Damages
170. This Court has developed in its case law the concept of pecuniary damages and has
established that it involves the loss or impairment of the victims' income, expenses made resulting
from the events, and pecuniary consequences that have a causal nexus to the facts of the case.195
Likewise, case law has reiterated the compensatory nature of the indemnities, whose nature and
amount depend on the damage caused, this means that they are not supposed to enrich or
impoverish the victim or their heirs.196
171. Although no evidence was provided regarding the amounts corresponding to pecuniary
damage, it is presumable that the relatives of Mr. Fredy Núñez Naranjo incurred various expenses
due to his disappearance and search for 22 years. In fact, the Court recalls that, facing the victim's
disappearance, his family members, and especially Sixto Núñez, made several inquiries with the
authorities. The Court considers that the State must provide compensation for these expenses, as
they have a direct causal nexus with the violations in this case. Since there is no evidence to
determine the exact amount of expenses incurred by such proceedings, taking into account the
particular circumstances of the case, the Court deems it appropriate to set, in equity, the amount
of USD $15,000.00 (fifteen thousand United States dollars) as compensation for actual damages,
which must be delivered to Mr. Núñez Naranjo's parents, Sixto Núñez and María Gregoria Naranjo,
and divided equally.
172. Regarding lost profit, the Court considers that, as it has done in other cases of forced
disappearances where the whereabouts of the victim are unknown,197 it is possible to apply the
criteria of compensation for lost wages, which includes the income that would have been received
Cf. Ministry of Government, Official Letter No. MDG-VDI-SSC-DDHIG-2020-0072-O dated December 21, 2020 (case
file of evidence, page 1606).
195
Cf. Case of Bámaca Velásquez v. Guatemala. Reparations and Costs. Judgment of February 22, 2002. Series C No.
91, para. 43, and Case of Flores Bedregal et al. v. Bolivia, supra, para. 202.
196
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. 79, and Case of Nissen Pessolani v. Paraguay. Merits, Reparations, and Costs. Judgment of
November 21, 2022. Series C No. 477, para. 126.
197
Cf. Case of Bámaca Velásquez v. Guatemala,, supra, para. 43; Case of Maidanik et al. v. Uruguay, supra, para. 276,
and Case of Movilla Galarcio et al. v. Colombia, supra, para. 206.
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