8. The representatives indicated that “the investigation process is at a standstill, and that the actions that have been reported by the State […] continue are insufficient to achieve the prosecution and punishment of those responsible for the deaths of […] [the] victims in the instant case.” In addition, they indicated that in February 2008, the First Court of Appeals of Francisco Morazán ordered the continuation of the proceedings against the accused Alberto José Alfaro Martínez, and that to date the corresponding public hearing has not been held, which is an unacceptable situation. In addition, in their observations on the State report of September 9, 2011, the representatives expressed their concern with the lack of advances in relation to this operative paragraph, which is one of the most relevant in terms of its ability to prevent the reoccurrence of this type of incident. Finally, they requested the State to submit detailed information on the steps taken to apprehend the individuals allegedly responsible, the difficulties encountered with regard to their apprehension, as well as the administrative and budgetary information of the investigation (supra Having Seen 4). 9. In its observations of December 1, 2010, the Commission indicated that the State’s efforts to comply with this operative paragraph have been insufficient. The Commission noted that since the Court’s last Order dated August 5, 2008, no advances have been confirmed in relation to the investigations, that the information provided by the State is meager, and that it does not allow for the adequate following up on the steps taken domestically. In addition, the Commission “agrees with the representatives regarding the lack of progress in the proceedings against Alberto José Alfaro, on which the State merely reported that he is out on bail.” The Commission expressed its concern over the lack of information, leading it to petition the Court to require the State to remit “complete and detailed information on compliance with this operative paragraph, including corresponding documentation.” 10. In keeping with the above, though the State has remitted information on some of the measures taken, both the representatives and the Commission have indicated that the State did not refer to the steps taken to investigate those allegedly responsible in the present case. Based on the foregoing, the Court lacks sufficient information with which to assess the state of compliance with the duty to investigate. Consequently, the Court reiterates to the State its duty to intensify its efforts and to immediately perform all appropriate actions to move forward the investigations; it considers it essential for the State to submit updated, detailed, and complete information on the implementation of the investigation, the steps taken, and their results with regard to compliance with the Judgment. B) Execution of a campaign to raise awareness in Honduran society of the importance of protecting children and youth, and to inform Honduran society of the specific protection duties that correspond to the family, society, and the State (operative paragraph thirteen of the Judgment). 11. The State indicated that this campaign has been carried out in 14 departments in the country, starting in the Department of Francisco Morazán on July 22, 2010, and ending in the Department of Olancho on June 13 and 14, 2011. This was done with the participation of local authorities, as well as the civil society of the municipalities with the highest rate of violence and social exclusion of children and youth. In addition, the State highlighted that the main goal of the campaign was to promote and disseminate information on the rights of children -especially minors in situations of social risk, as a vulnerable group in relation to the different social sectors- in compliance with that ruled by the Court in the Judgment of September 21, 2006 (supra Having Seen 3). 4

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