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increases the tension of the alleged victim and his next of kin. Therefore, a
fair compensation must be granted to him and them; and
i)
when this petition was presented, Mr. Fermín Ramírez and his next of kin
continue to suffer the experience of being in death row and the psychological,
mental, and emotional effects this may have on them, reason for which we
request future expenses for medical and psychological treatments.
In relation to the other forms of reparation, they request that the State:
j)
publicly acknowledge, with the presence of state authorities, the judicial
errors committed in the process in which Mr. Fermín Ramírez was sentenced
to death;
k) commit to not imposing the death penalty in violation of national or
international guarantees;
l)
commit to guaranteeing the compliance and correct application of national
and international laws in matters of human rights in all criminal spheres;
m) publish the judgment of the Inter-American Court in the Official Newspaper of
Guatemala;
n) publicly acknowledge that Mr. Fermín Ramírez has been submitted to a cruel,
inhumane, and degrading treatment during a prolonged period of time, which
has caused constant and growing anguish to the accused and his next of kin,
due to the application of conditions that violate the rights inherent to all
inmates, such as those related to the preservation of human dignity, health,
family, work, and education, among others. In this act the high authorities of
the State – including at least the General Authorities of the Penitentiary
System, the Minister of Government and the President of the Judicial
Organization- must be present and it must be broadcast through the main
means of national communication;
o) adjust its legal framework and penitentiary practices to the commitments
assumed by the State in the American Convention on Human Rights.
Specifically, the State must be required to:
i)
modify Article 132 of the Criminal Code;
ii)
enact a law that will regulate the penitentiary system and the
rights and obligations of inmates and guarantees their right to a
penitentiary execution compatible with human dignity and based on
the Minimum Rules for the treatment of inmates of the United Nations;
and
iii)
cease the special regimen of maximum security to which those
sentenced to the death penalty are submitted;
p) guarantee that inmates receive: adequate medical-sanitary attention; a
visitation regimen compatible with the obligations assumed pursuant to the
Convention; an adequate physical space for the inmates equipped with
bathrooms and showers in good operating conditions, as well as access to
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