6 4. The right to a fair trial and judicial protection recognized in Articles 8 and 25 of the American Convention, in conjunction with Article 1(1) thereof, and with Article 1 of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, and Articles 6 and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, to the detriment of the disappeared persons and their next of kin; 5. Articles 8(1) and 25 of the American Convention, in relation to the provisions of Articles 1(1) and 2 thereof and Article III of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, to the detriment of the victims and their next of kin; and 6. The right to humane treatment of the victims’ next of kin recognized in Article 5 of the American Convention, in connection with Article 1(1) of that instrument. ii. Recommendations. recommendations to the State: Consequently, the Commission made the following 1. Provide adequate reparation for the human rights violations found in the […] [Admissibility and Merits] report, in material and well as moral aspects, that take into account the special condition of the seven child victims in the case, including fair compensation, elucidation and dissemination of the historical truth of the events, the remembrance of the disappeared victims, and implementation of an adequate program of psychosocial care for the next of kin of the disappeared victims. 2. Establish a mechanism that, to the extent possible, enables the complete identification of the disappeared victims and the return of their mortal remains to their families. 3. Carry out and conclude, as appropriate, the domestic proceedings connected with the human rights violations found in the […Admissibility and Merits] Report and pursue the investigations in an impartial and effective manner, and within a reasonable time in order to completely clarify the events, identify the intellectual and material authors, and impose the appropriate penalties. 4. Strengthen the capacity of the Judiciary to adequately and efficiently investigate the facts and punish those responsible, including through the provision of the necessary material and technical resources to ensure the correct conduct of the proceedings. 5. Adopt such measures as may be necessary to prevent such events from occurring in the future, in keeping with the duty to protect and ensure the human rights recognized in the American Convention. In particular, implement permanent education programs on human rights and international humanitarian law in the training schools of the armed forces. 6. Adopt administrative measures against those public officials found to have been involved in the commission of the violations found in the [Admissibility and Merits], report, including any judges or magistrates who failed to properly discharge their duty to protect fundamental rights. 3. Notification to the State. On August 8, 2011, the Commission notified the Admissibility and Merits Report to the State, granting it two months to provide information on its compliance with the recommendations. After seven extensions granted by the Commission to the State and a work meeting held by the Commission with the parties during its 147th regular session, the State presented information on its compliance with the recommendations. 4. Submission to the Court. On July 8, 2013, “given the need to obtain justice for the [alleged] victims,” the Inter-American Commission submitted the instant case to the jurisdiction of the Court, attaching a copy of Admissibility and Merits Report No. 77/11. It also appointed Commissioner José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez and Executive Secretary Emilio Álvarez Icaza L. as its delegates before the Court. In addition, it appointed Assistant Executive Secretary Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, as well as Silvia Serrano Guzmán and Nerea Aparicio, as legal advisers. 5. Requests of the Inter-American Commission. Based on the foregoing, the Commission asked the Court to declare the international responsibility of the State for the same violations indicated in its Report on Admissibility and Merits (supra para. 2. b). Likewise, the Commission asked the Court to order the State to implement certain measures of reparation.

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