with fully, it considered relevant that the State forward information concerning the effective dissemination of the Judgment within the Armed Forces. 43. The information available indicates that the State published the summary of the Judgment in the Official Gazette on March 29, 2012, in the terms established by the Court, as well as on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador.18 Furthermore, copies of the publication of the official summary of the Judgment made in a national newspaper were also provided. The State has also published the complete Judgment on an official website. 19 In the understanding that the latter will be available for a year as of its publication, the Court assesses the State’s efforts positively and considers that it has complied fully with the measures ordered in paragraph 203 of the Judgment. 44. Nevertheless, regarding the publication ordered in paragraph 204 of the Judgment, this Court finds that El Salvador must forward information, including the corresponding copies, that accredit the publication of the official summary of the Judgment prepared by the Court, once, in an internal bulletin of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. Consequently, it will keep open the monitoring procedure as regards this publication. f) Obligation to organize a public act to acknowledge international responsibility for the facts of this case (seventh operative paragraph of the Judgment) 45. The State reported that the public act to acknowledge responsibility took place on October 29, 2012, in the “Antonio José Cañas” Park in the city of San Vicente, as requested by the victims. The act took the form of a public ceremony with the presence of highranking public officials and the victims of the case, including Gregoria Herminia Recinos Contreras – with the State assuming the travel costs for her and her family from Guatemala – Serapio Cristian Contreras, María Maura Contreras, Margarita Rivera and Arcadia Ramírez, the parents of the young people who had been found, and other family members. The ceremony was televised in real time by Channel 10 of the National Television Service, as well as on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador. 46. The representatives acknowledged and appreciated the organization of the public act held on October 29, 2012, “even though it was carried out with a slight delay.” However, they indicated that the video of the public act to acknowledge international responsibility “has several audio and video problems that make it difficult to view it properly,” and that they were awaiting the transmittal of a new version by the State. Consequently, they asked the Court to consider that this measure of reparation had been fulfilled when it had received the copy of the said video. 47. The Commission appreciated the efforts made by the State and considered that it had complied with this measure of reparation. 48. In this case, and based on the available information, it is observed that the act to acknowledge responsibility organized in the domestic sphere was carried out as follows: (a) it was agreed with the victims; (b) it was public; (c) responsibility for the forced disappearance of the victims and other violations established in the Judgment was 18 At the following site: http://www.rree.gob.sv/index.php?/item/el-estado-de-el-salvador-publica-elresumen-oficial-de-la-sentencia-del-caso-contreras.php. Last visited on May 14, 2013. The Court is aware that the said publication was not precisely ordered by the Court in the Judgment, so that it greatly appreciates the State’s efforts and willingness in this regard. 19 At the following site: http://www.cnbelsalvador.org/index.php?option=com_rokdownloads&view= file&Itemid=35&id=30%3Asentencia-caso-contreras. Last visited on May 14, 2013. 16