58 139. The State must secure that the victims´ next of kin have full access and capacity to act in all stages and proceedings taken in the course of said investigations, according to the domestic laws and the provisions of the American Convention.180 The outcome of the investigations shall be published by the State, in such a way to allow the Venezuelan society to know the truth about the events of the instant case.181 140. Furthermore, the above mentioned proceedings, must be specifically conducted under, among other technical rules, the provisions of the Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extralegal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions.182 141. Furthermore, as repeatedly indicated in the Court's precedents,183 no domestic law or provision - including statutes of limitations and amnesty laws - may prevent a State from fulfilling the Court´order to investigate and punish those responsible for serious violations of human rights. In particular, the provisions on amnesty, the statute of limitations and the definition of grounds to exclude liability to hinder the investigation and punishment of those responsible for serious human rights violations are inadmissible since they affect inalienable rights protected under International Human Rights Law. b) Location and delivery of the bodies of José León Ayala-Gualdrón and Edgar José Peña-Marín to their next of kin 142. Owing to the fact that the next of kin of José León Ayala-Gualdrón and Edgar José Peña-Marín have not received the victims´ bodies yet, this Court orders the State to immediately adopt any necessary and proper measure to secure effective delivery, within a reasonable time, of the bodies of the above mentioned victims to their next of kin, so that dignified burial be carried out according to their beliefs. The State shall bear the cost of delivery of the victims´ bodies to their next of kin and any burial expenses they may incur. c) Adoption of measures legislative, political, administrative, and economic 180 Cf. Case of Baldeón-García, supra note 3, para. 199; Case of Blanco-Romero et al., supra note 3, para. 97. 181 Cf. Case of Baldeón-García, supra note 3, para. 199; Case of the Pueblo Bello Massacre, supra note 6, para. 267, and Case of Blanco-Romero et al, supra note 3, para. 97. 182 Cf. Case of the Moiwana Community. supra note 4, para. 208; United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extralegal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions. U.N. Doc. E/ST/CSDHA/.12 (1991). 183 Cf. Case of Baldeón-García, supra note 3, para. 201; Case of Blanco-Romero et al., supra note 3 para. 98; Case of Gómez-Palomino v. Peru, supra note 168, para. 140; and Case of “Mapiripán Massacre”, supra note 7, para. 304. Case of the Moiwana Community, supra note 4, para. 206; Case of the Serrano-Cruz sisters, supra note 6, para. 172; Case of the Gómez-Paquiyauri brothers, supra note 175, para. 175; Case of the 19 Tradesmen, supra para. 175, para. 262; Case of Molina-Theissen. Reparations. Judgment of July 3, 2004. Series C No. 108, paras. 83 to 84; Case of Myrna Mack-Chang, Judgment of November 25, 2003. Series C No. 101, paras. 276 to 277; Case of Bulacio, Judgment of September 18, 2003. Series C No. 100, para. 116; Case of Caracazo. Reparations, supra note 133, para. 119, and Case of Trujillo-Oroza. Reparations. Judgment of February 27, 2002. Series C No. 92, para. 106.

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