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the deceased victims, and to the surviving victim Arturo Salgado Garzón and his next of kin.
In some cases, the suffering has been severe. In her expert report, Ms. Treue referred to
victims’ next of kin need for medical and psychological treatment.
299. Surviving victim Arturo Salgado Garzón made specific reference to the permanent
physical harm caused by the lack of proper medical care for the wounds produced by the
bullets.269 Expert witness Treue also assessed the seriousness of this victim’s physical and
mental health and the severe impact that the events in this case have had on his family.270
300. With regard to the next of kin of the deceased victims, expert witness Treue noted
that “there is a tangible presence of psychological strain and lasting suffering caused by the
murder of their relatives. The next of kin lack the opportunity to mourn and process the
violent deaths of their relatives.”271
301. In their testimony before the Court, Alejandra María Beltrán Uribe272 and Virgilio
Alfonso Hernández Castellanos,273 children of two of the deceased victims, described the
deep impact that the events had on their families’ physical and mental health. Ms. Beltrán,
daughter of victim Pablo Antonio Beltrán Palomino, described in particular how the health of
her brother had been affected without the financial support from their father required to
deal with her brother’s diet needs and the specialized medical assistance needed for her
brother’s illness. Mr. Virgilio Hernández Castellanos, son of victim Virgilio Hernández
Serrano, stressed his mother’s physical and psychological ill health, and stated that "any
circumstance that may remind [his] mother of [his] father brings about serious
consequences for [her] health".
302. In order to contribute to the reparation of the physical and psychological damages,
the Tribunal finds it necessary to order the State to freely and immediately provide, through
its specialized institutions of health, the medical and psychological treatment required by
the next of kin of the deceased victims, and the surviving victim Arturo Salgado Garzón and
his next of kin. The medical treatment for physical health should be provided by specialized
medical personnel and institutions that ensure that the most adequate and effective
treatment is provided for the pain and sickness that these individuals suffer. The
psychological treatment should be provided by medical personnel and institutions which
specialize in the treatment of victims of acts of violence similar to the events in this case.
This medical and psychological treatment should be provided so long as needed, including
the provision of necessary medicine, and taking into consideration the suffering of each of
the victims following an individual evaluation.
268
Cf. expert report offered by Felicitas Treue (record of witness statements and expert reports, pages 6941
to 6948).
269
Cf. testimony offered by Arturo Salgado Garzón in the public hearing before the Inter-American Court held
January 31 and February 1, 2007.
270
Cf. written report offered by expert Felicitas Treue (record of witness statements and expert reports,
volume I, pages 6915 and 6916).
271
Cf. written report offered by expert Felicitas Treue (record of witness statements and expert reports, page
9683).
272
Cf. testimony offered by Alejandra María Beltrán Uribe in the public hearing before the Inter-American
Court held January 31 and February 1, 2007.
273
Cf. testimony offered by Virgilio Alfonso Hernández Castellanos in the public hearing before the InterAmerican Court held January 31 and February 1, 2007.
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