228. Based on the circumstances of the case and the more than twenty-five year delay in paying a debt that originated in the 1980s, this Court finds that moral injury accrued to the 846 victims in the case. It therefore orders the State to pay, in equity, USD 5,000.00 (five thousand United States dollars) to each victim listed in Annex 1 in nonpecuniary damages. G. Costs and expenses 229. The representatives asked for reimbursement of the court costs and attorney fees incurred in the case, including costs for expert opinions, copies of material from judicial case files, domestic and international travel for the legal teams and other declarants, and statements taken by affidavit at the different stages of the inter-American proceedings. The representatives submitted, along with their final pleadings, the contracts with expert witnesses. However, they did not submit invoices or any documentation indicating that the amounts contracted were in fact the amounts paid. They are therefore found not to have submitted proof of actual disbursements. 230. The Court has stated that court costs and attorney fees are part of the concept of reparation in all cases in which the efforts of the victims in seeking justice, both nationally and internationally, entail expenditures that must be compensated for when the Court judges the State to be internationally responsible. With respect to reimbursement for these costs and fees, it is the Court’s responsibility to prudently assess their scope, which includes expenses incurred before domestic legal authorities, as well as those incurred in the course of the proceedings before the inter-American system, keeping in mind the circumstances of the specific case and the nature of international jurisdiction for the protection of human rights. This assessment can be done on the basis of the principle of equity and taking into consideration the expenses declared by the parties, provided the amounts are reasonable.457 231. The case file contains no evidence of the costs and expenses incurred by the representatives of the victims in processing the case before the inter-American system. The Court believes, however, that such processes inevitably require monetary outlays, and therefore holds that the State must pay Giampiero Fava Cohen, Ciro Colombara López and Alexandra Orrego Da Silva USD 10,000.00 (ten thousand United States dollars) each, for court costs and attorney fees. The Court may also order the State to further reimburse the victims or their representatives for reasonable expenses incurred during the procedural stage of monitoring compliance with this judgment.458 H. Method of compliance with the payments ordered 232. The payment of the amounts granted by this judgment as restitution must be disbursed directly to the people whose names are listed in Annex 1 in three annual installments, the first to be paid within one year of notification of this judgment. The amounts of these installments should be calculated on the basis of the amounts given in Annex 2, to be updated to the date of payment according to the readjusted CPI calculated by the National Bureau of Statistics from July 31, 2020 through the time when payment is actually made, and the maximum allowable interest rate for readjustable operations as of that same date, based on the provisions of Article 63 of the Labor is not enough (videotaped statement rendered by Ramuna Ilufi Luna, attached to the pleadings and motions brief, Annex 04, evidence 12). 457 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria v. Argentina. Reparations and Costs. Judgment of August 27, 1998. Series C No. 39, para. 82, and Case of Vera Rojas et al. v. Chile, supra, para. 185. 458 Cf. Cfr. Case of Ibsen Cárdenas and Ibsen Peña v. Bolivia. Merits, Reparations and Costs. Judgment of September 1, 2010. Series C No. 217, para. 291, and Case of Vera Rojas et al. v. Chile, supra, para. 186. 72

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