sexuality269 and reinforced the gender stereotypes 270 contained in the investigations, thus exposing Márcia Barbosa’s family to revictimization and causing them additional distress. 161. Finally, the Court recalls that, despite the existence of a first instance conviction against Mr. Pereira de Lima for the murder of Márcia Barbosa de Souza, the Legislative Assembly of the state of Paraíba deemed it appropriate to pay tribute to the former deputy, so that his body was laid to rest in the Salón Noble of the Assembly and official mourning was decreed for three days (supra para. 81). In this regard, the Court considers that this event also had a serious impact on the personal integrity of Ms. Barbosa de Souza's next of kin, having caused them great suffering. 162. In light of the foregoing considerations, the Court concludes that the State violated the right to personal integrity recognized in Article 5(1) of the American Convention, in relation to Article 1(1) of the same instrument, to the detriment of Mrs. M.B.S. and Mr. S.R.S. IX REPARATIONS 163. Based on the provisions of Article 63(1) of the American Convention, the Court has indicated that any violation of an international obligation that has produced harm entails the obligation to make adequate reparation, and that this provision reflects a customary norm that constitutes one of the fundamental principles of contemporary international law on State responsibility.271 164. Reparation for the harm caused by the breach of an international obligation requires, whenever possible, full restitution (restitutio in integrum), which consists of reestablishing the situation prior to the violation. If this is not feasible, as occurs in the majority of cases of human rights violations, the Court may order measures to protect the violated rights and repair the harm caused by the violations.272 In this regard, the Court has considered the need to provide different types of reparation so as to fully redress the damage; therefore, in addition to pecuniary compensation, other measures such as satisfaction, restitution, rehabilitation, and guarantees of non-repetition have special relevance due to the harm caused. 273 165. This Court has also established that the reparations must have a causal nexus with the facts of the case, the violations declared, the damage proven, and the measures requested to redress the respective harm. Therefore, the Court must analyze the concurrence of these factors in order to rule appropriately and according to the law.274 The Court likewise considers that reparations should include an analysis not only of the right of the victims to obtain reparation, but one that also incorporates a gender perspective, both in its formulation and in 269 10342). Cf. Psychosocial expert opinion of Gilberta Santos Soares rendered by affidavit, supra (evidence file, folio The various newspaper articles created an image of Márcia as a young, “poor” “drug addicted” woman from a small town in the interior of Paraíba who wished to “meet influential politicians” and thus became involved with a “rich and powerful man” and met a “tragic end.” Cf. Psychosocial expert opinion of Gilberta Santos Soares rendered by affidavit, supra (evidence file, folio 10342). 271 Cf. Case of Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras. Reparations and costs. Judgment of July 21, 1989. Series C No. 7, paras. 24 and 25, and Case of Garzón Guzmán et al. v. Ecuador, supra, para. 95. 272 Cf. Case of Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras. Reparations and costs, supra, paras. 25 and 26, and Case of Garzón Guzmán et al. v. Ecuador, supra, para. 95. 273 Cf. Case of the Dos Erres Massacre v. Guatemala. Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November 24, 2009. Series C No. 211, para. 226, and Case of Ríos Avalos et al. v. Paraguay, supra, para. 179. 274 Cf. Case of Ticona Estrada et al. v. Bolivia. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November 27, 2008. Series C No. 191, para. 110, and Case of Ríos Avalos et al. v. Paraguay, supra, para. 179. 270 -47-

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