67 iii. Sydney Shaw Arrivillaga 113. Since Sydney Shaw Arrivillaga had to pay for the expenses of the hospitalization and rehabilitation of his son, Sydney Shaw Díaz, who was injured during the attack that occurred on July 3, 1993 (supra para. 76(83)), this Court considers it pertinent to establish, in fairness, as compensation for Mr. Shaw Arrivillaga, the amount of US$8,000.00 (eight thousand United States dollars). C) NON-PECUNIARY DAMAGE Arguments of the Commission 114. The Commission stated that: a) With regard to the compensation to which the next of kin of the victims have a right for non-pecuniary damage, it referred to the amounts requested by the representatives in their final oral and written arguments; b) The acknowledgement of international responsibility and the acceptance of the facts constitute in themselves crucial measures of satisfaction to restore the honor of the victims and their next of kin; c) To a certain extent, the significance of Mr. Carpio Nicolle’s murder overshadowed the tragedy of the Villacorta, Rivas González and Ávila Guzmán families and the physical and psychological consequences that Sydney Shaw Díaz had to face. In this regard, following the murders, all the families affected had to make radical changes in the way they lived, endure the lack of justice and, above all, accustom themselves to the absence of their loved ones, and d) The mourning of the families of victims of murder, cannot achieve closure until they receive fair and comprehensive reparation. Arguments of the representatives 115. The representatives stated that: Jorge Carpio Nicolle a) The compensation for the non-pecuniary damage caused to Jorge Carpio Nicolle should take into account not only the circumstances of his death, but also the political motivation behind his execution, and also the significance of the political role he played for the UCN and for Guatemalan society as a whole. The non-pecuniary damage caused to Jorge Carpio Nicolle amounts to US$150,000.00 (one hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars); b) Regarding the next of kin of Jorge Carpio Nicolle: i. The Carpio Arrivillaga family was very united, and Jorge Carpio was its patriarch; ii. Martha Arrivillaga de Carpio, who was married to Jorge Carpio Nicolle for more than 35 years, saw how her husband was shot and