and complete information corroborating that the necessary treatment and medication
is being provided regularly, fully, and effectively to Mrs. De Belén Areco as prescribed
by the professional who carried out her medical evaluation, as well as the
implementation of this measure of reparations with regard to the other beneficiaries.
c)
Obligation to implement training programs and regular human
rights courses for all members of the Paraguayan Armed Forces
(twelfth operative paragraph of the Judgment)
17.
The State reported that on February 28, 2011, a meeting was held between the
representatives of the victims and the State - including officials from the Ministry of
Defense and Military Forces Command - in the city of Asunción. It explained that
during that meeting, the representatives of the victims had the chance to corroborate
existing documentation on actions taken to comply with this point. The
representatives also heard explanations and descriptions of the courses given,
including methodology and curriculum, “duly clarifying that five officers and five noncommissioned officers attend the course annually." For their part, the representatives
suggested that gender perspectives and a review of actions and attitudes that can in
practice violate human rights be gradually incorporated into the curriculum; that the
video “Cuerpo a tierra” be included in the teaching materials; and in addition to having
training in human rights, that some of the instructors be women. Finally, after the
recommendations of the representatives of the victims were heard, the parties agreed
to consider this operative paragraph of the Judgment as complied with, "in the sense
that the Armed Forces of the Nation are implementing human rights training programs
and courses."
18.
The representatives confirmed that a meeting was held on February 28, 2011,
and that they reached an agreement on this operative paragraph. For this reason,
they requested the Court to consider that this measure of reparations has been met.
19.
The Commission expressed satisfaction at the agreement reached by the
parties. However, it submitted that the information presented does not permit
verification of whether the programs in question have been effectively and
permanently implemented. Therefore, it asked the State to be required to submit
complete and detailed information that would allow for a ruling on this point.
20.
Given the representatives’ agreement with what the State has put forward, the
Court finds that the State has fully complied with this measure of reparations as far as
the implementation of regular human rights programs and training courses, with the
understanding that these programs are permanent and directed toward all members
of the Armed Forces, independent of rank within the institution. The Court recalls that
human rights education within State security forces is crucial for guaranteeing the
non-repetition of facts like the ones in this case.
d)
Obligation to pay interest on arrears for the compensation for
pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages and reimbursement of costs
and expenses (fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth operative
paragraphs of the Judgment)
21.
The State indicated that it has fully complied with the obligation to pay the
compensation, costs, and expenses associated with this trial, and that with regard to
accrued interest, the parties agreed to set the amount at US$3,000.00 (three
thousand dollars of the United States of America) in an agreement signed on June 7,
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