representatives ................................................................................................... 44
VIII - 2 RIGHTS TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES, EQUAL PROTECTION, JUDICIAL PROTECTION,
PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND THE RIGHT TO freedom of thought and expression ............ 45
A.Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ............................................................. 45
a.1 Regarding the facts that took place on May 25, 2000 ............................................. 45
a.2 Regarding the threats received before and after the facts of May 25, 2000 ............... 46
B.Considerations of the Court ........................................................................................... 47
b.1 Regarding the facts of May 25, 2000 .................................................................... 47
b.2 Regarding the threats received before and after May 25, 2000 ................................ 54
b.3 Other violations of the American Convention alleged by the representatives ............. 56
VIII - 3 RIGHT TO PERSONAL INTEGRITY OF MS. LUZ NELLY LIMA, MOTHER OF JINETH
BEDOYA LIMA ................................................................................................................. 56
A.Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ............................................................. 56
B. Considerations of the Court .......................................................................................... 57
IX REPARATIONS ........................................................................................................... 58
A. Injured party .............................................................................................................. 59
B. Obligation to investigate the facts and identify, prosecute and punish, as appropriate, those
responsible .................................................................................................................... 59
C. Measures of satisfaction ............................................................................................... 61
c.1 Publication of judgment and summary .................................................................. 61
c.2 Annual scholarship and production and dissemination of the program "No es hora de
callar" ................................................................................................................ 61
C. Rehabilitation ............................................................................................................. 62
D. Guarantees of non-repetition........................................................................................ 62
d.1. Requests of the representatives and the Commission and arguments of the State .... 62
d.2. Considerations of the Court ............................................................................... 66
F. Compensation ............................................................................................................. 68
f.1 Pecuniary damage ........................................................................................... 68
f.2 Non-pecuniary damages .................................................................................... 69
H. Costs and expenses .................................................................................................... 70
I. Reimbursement of expenses to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund of the Inter-American Court
71
J. Method of compliance with the payments ordered ............................................................ 71
X OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS ........................................................................................... 73
3