American Convention. Therefore the Court finds that it is not appropriate to order this measure of reparation. 318. The Commission recommended that the State implement permanent programs of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Armed Forces training academies.” The representatives requested the creation of a seminar on human rights and international humanitarian law, to be given in all the courses for promotions in the Colombian Air Force, which should include in its content the obligations relating to the means and methods of war, and the special protection that children deserve during armed conflicts. 319. The State indicated that article 149 of Law 1448 of 2011 (Victims Act) includes the application of sanctions on those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law, the creation of a social pedagogy that promotes the constitutional values on which reconciliation is based in relation to the events that have taken place in the historical truth, the creation of a single training strategy and pedagogy on respect for human rights and international humanitarian law, which includes a differentiated approach, directed at public officials responsible for ensuring compliance with the law, as well as the members of the Armed Forces, the effective control of the Armed Forces by civil authorities, and the promotion of mechanisms designed to prevent and resolve social conflicts. 320. The Court observes that the State provided certain information on programs and actions implemented in this area, the existence and validity of which was not contested by the Commission and the representatives, and regarding which no information was presented indicating possible shortcomings. Since the State has been implementing the requested measure of reparation by taking certain measures, the Court does not find it appropriate to order this. Nevertheless, the Court considers it extremely important to urge Colombia to comply with the said commitment to continue adopting all necessary measures to adopt and strengthen (including with the respective budgetary allocation), an obligatory program or course as part of the general and ongoing training for members of the Colombian Air Force, of all ranks, that includes, inter alia, courses or modules on national and international standards for human rights and on the principles of international humanitarian law that guide the use of force by the State’s security forces. 321. The representatives asked that, in addition to the general measures indicated by the Commission, the Court order the State to “reconstruct Santo Domingo, [and] to adopt a series of pecuniary and non-pecuniary measures (relating to advisory services and support) that can be taken by the State financing a community development plan aimed at re-establishing the life projects impaired by the human rights violations, and the reconstruction of the village, which make it possible for individuals and families who so wish to return.” 322. Lastly, the representatives asked the Court to order the State to take measures for the “[r]ecovery of the memory by the construction of a Culture Institute (Casa de la Cultura) in the municipality of Tame, destined for the dissemination of human rights, the reconstruction of the memory of the department of Arauca, and as a permanent memorial to the victims of human rights violations. [The participation is required of] the area’s community organizations, communal action committees, parents’ associations, small farmer associations, and others.”447 The Commission did not present specific arguments with regard to this measure of reparation. The State did not present specific arguments in relation to this measure of reparation, although it made a general reference to articles of Law 1448 that contain provisions on symbolic reparation, on the national day of remembrance and solidarity with the victims, and the State’s obligation of remembrance. 323. The Court considers, with regard to the other measures requested by the representatives, that this Judgment constitutes per se a form of reparation, so that, without prejudice to the measures that 447 The representatives added that “the construction of an arch located at the entrance to the village of Santo Domingo (on the road to Tame), with the image of the victims on its columns and, on the upper part, an allegorical image of the events of December 13, 1998, and the persistence of the victims and the Araucan population in seeking justice. The departmental and/or municipal budget should include a permanent item to support collective and community projects designed to strengthen this purpose.” ‐ 90 ‐