36 a) the beneficiaries of the reparations are the relatives of Gerardo Vargas-Areco, namely: Pedro Vargas (his father); De Belén Areco (his mother); and Juan, María Elisa, Patricio, Daniel, Doralicia, Mario, María Magdalena, Sebastián and Jorge Ramón, all of them members of the VargasAreco family (siblings of Gerardo); b) as regards to pecuniary damage, i. the Court should take into account the efforts made by the relatives of the minor Gerardo Vargas-Areco to obtain justice, who sustained pecuniary damage as a consequence thereof; and ii. the statements made by the State in the answer to the application and the hearing undoubtedly reflect acceptance of the reparations specified by the representatives; c) as regards to non-pecuniary damage, i. the relatives of the minor Gerardo Vargas-Areco have been victims of “severe psychological suffering;” ii. the relatives of Gerardo Vargas-Areco sustained pecuniary damage; and iii. the Court may determine, based on equitable grounds, the compensation for said damage; d) to: as regards to other types of reparation, the Court must order the State i. diligently and effectively investigate the facts through nonmilitary authorities in order to identify, prosecute and punish all perpetrators and instigators, and other individuals responsible for the death of Gerardo Vargas-Areco with the aim to prevent and fight impunity; ii. design and implement, in all recruitment and training programs available to the members of the Paraguayan Armed Forces, training material and regular courses in human rights and, particularly, international standards and rules regarding the involvement of minors in compulsory military service; iii. eliminate the illegal practice of recruiting minors under the age of 18; iv. restate its public apology in the presence of all relatives of Gerardo Vargas-Areco and, if possible, before the members of the community; v. name after the minor Vargas-Areco a school in the community where the family of the minor Gerardo Vargas-Areco lives or, if not available, order construction of a school to receive that name and to announce said plan upon making its public acknowledgment of liability before the community; and vi. publish the judgment in the Official Gazette and Paraguayan newspapers, together with its translation into Guarani, to reveal the truth to the Paraguayan community;

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