Order of the
Inter-American Court of Human Right
of October 30, 2008
Case of Vargas Areco v. Paraguay
(Monitoring Compliance with Judgment)
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The Judgment on the merits, reparations, and costs delivered on September 26,
2006 by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court” or the “InterAmerican Court”), which was notified in full to the Republic of Paraguay (hereinafter “the
State” or “Paraguay”) on October 17, 2006, whereby the Court unanimously ordered that
the State must:
9.
[…] adopt, in full accordance with the right to a fair trial and within a
reasonable period of time, all such measures as may be necessary to identify,
prosecute, and punish all those responsible for the violations committed in the […]
case, under the terms of paragraphs 153 to 156 and 168 of [the] Judgment[;]
10.
[…] hold a public act to acknowledge its international responsibility in relation
to the violations declared in [the] Judgment, in the community where Gerardo VargasAreco’s next of kin reside, and in the presence of the State’s civilian and military
authorities make a public apology and place a plaque in memory of the child VargasAreco, under the terms of paragraphs 157, 158, and 168 of the […] Judgment[;]
11.
[…] provide medical, psychological, and psychiatric treatment, as appropriate,
to De Belén Areco, Pedro Vargas, and Juan, María Elisa, Patricio, Daniel, Doralicia,
Mario, María Magdalena, Sebastián, and Jorge Ramón, all of them Vargas-Areco, if
they so require and for as long as may be necessary, under the terms of paragraphs
159, 160, and 168 of [the] Judgment[;]
12.
[…] design and implement training programs and regular courses on human
rights for all the members of the Paraguayan Armed Forces, under the terms of
paragraphs 161 and 168 of the […] Judgment[;]
13.
[…] publish once in the Official Gazette and in a nationwide daily newspaper,
the chapter on Proven Facts of [the] Judgment, without the corresponding footnotes,
and the operative paragraphs thereof […], under the terms of paragraphs 162 and 168
of the Judgment [;]
14.
[…] adapt its domestic legislation regarding recruitment for military service of
minors under the age of 18 into the Paraguayan Armed Forces, to the applicable
international standards, under paragraphs 163, 164, and 168 of the […] Judgment[;]