119 the rights to life, to personal liberty, to humane treatment, to judicial protection and to a fair trial, so as to avoid future injurious acts such as those of the instant case.96 86. Among the aforementioned measures, the State must comply with Article VIII of the Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons,97 according to which: “[t]he States Parties shall ensure that the training of public lawenforcement personnel or officials includes the necessary education on the offense of forced disappearance of persons.” 87. It is also necessary to take into account that in its judgment on the merits this Court declared that “to the detriment of Efraín Bámaca Velásquez, the State did not comply with the obligation to prevent and punish torture in the terms of Articles 1, 2, 6 and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture.” In the framework of the current reparations stage, the Court deems that, to protect the right to humane treatment under its domestic jurisdiction, the State must fully apply the aforementioned articles of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture. IX COSTS AND EXPENSES Arguments of the representatives of the victims 88. The representatives of the victims requested reimbursement of costs and expenses for the total sum of US$48,315.00 (forty-eight thousand three hundred and fifteen United States dollars), for expenses incurred by Jennifer Harbury in her search for justice at a national and international level in the instant case. They specifically requested the following amounts: US$8,500.00 (eight thousand five hundred United States dollars) for professional attorney fees; US$24,575.00 (twenty-four thousand five hundred and seventy-five United States dollars) as reimbursement for expenses caused by steps taken before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; US$15,700.00 (fifteen thousand seven hundred United States dollars) for payment of fees to attorney José Pertierra, for the period between February, 1993 and the year 1997; and US$8,040.00 (eight thousand and forty United States dollars) for the expenses of CEJIL. However, in their final arguments at the public hearing, the representatives estimated their costs and expenses to be US$45,054.00. Arguments of the Commission 89. The Commission endorsed the request made by the representatives of the victims. Arguments of the State 96 See Paniagua Morales et al. Case, supra note 5, para. 203. 97 Guatemala has been a State Party to the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons since July 27, 1999.