84 254. The representative asked the Court to order the following measures of satisfaction: (a) publication of the chapters on “context and proven facts, as well as the operative paragraphs of the Judgment” handed down by the Court in “the official gazette and in a national newspaper with widespread circulation”; (b) organization of a public act to acknowledge international responsibility and to apologize to the members of María Isabel Veliz Franco’s family; (c) “construction of a monument in memory of the women victims of femicide, including María Isabel Veliz Franco”; (d) establishment of a scholarship fund for young survivors of violence in honor of María Isabel Veliz Franco,”346 and (e) award of a study grant to Leonel Enrique Veliz Franco and José Roberto Franco.347 255. For its part, in relation to the measures of satisfaction requested by the representative, the State opposed the following: (a) organization of a public act to acknowledge international responsibility and to apologize; (b) construction of a monument in memory of the women victims of femicide, including María Isabel; (c) establishment of a scholarship fund for young survivors of violence in honor of María Isabel Veliz Franco 348 and (d) award of a study grant to María Isabel’s brothers.349 C.2) Considerations of the Court C.2.1. Publication of the Judgment 256. The Court orders that, within six months of notification of this Judgment, the State publish: (a) the official summary of this Judgment prepared by the Court, once, in the official gazette of Guatemala; (b) the official summary of this Judgment prepared by the Court, once, in a national newspaper with widespread circulation, and (c) this Judgment in its entirety, to be available for one year on an official website of the Judiciary, as well as on official websites of the Public Prosecution Service and the National Civil Police. C.2.2. Public apology 257. The Court considers that the State should make a public apology in relation to the facts of this case that occurred to María Isabel Veliz Franco and their subsequent investigation. During this act the State should refer to the human rights violations declared in this Judgment. The apology should be made in a public ceremony and be widely divulged. The State must ensure the participation of Rosa Elvira Franco Sandoval, Leonel Enrique Veliz Franco and José Roberto Franco, if they so wish, and invite the organizations that have 346 The representative asked that, “in order to preserve the memory of María Isabel, who had often expressed her desire to pursue higher education, [… the Court] order the State to establish a fund in her memory to award scholarships of at least five years, so that women survivors of violence may pursue a career in the field they choose in a public higher education establishment.” Lastly, they indicated that “the participation of Mrs. Franco [Sandoval] and her representatives in the implementation of this measure of reparation should be ensured.” 347 The representative indicated that, “on different occasions, the Inter-American Court has considered, as a measure of satisfaction to redress the violation and its consequences, the award of study grants to victims or their next of kin when, as a result of the human rights violations, they have had to face hardship and suffering in order to complete their primary and secondary education or pursue university studies.” It understood that, in the case of María Isabel’s brothers, “their educational opportunities were affected not only because of the loss of their sister, but also due to the effects of the search for justice and truth undertaken by their mother.” Accordingly, it asked that the State be ordered to award Leonel Enrique Veliz Franco and José Roberto Franco “grants so that they could pursue advanced studies in the field, career or profession that they wished to study.” 348 In this regard, the State indicated that “among its institutional resources, it has different scholarship programs for young people. However, establishing a new fund entails expenditure that the Government is not in a position to cover.” 349 The State indicated that it “has institutions that have been created to provide scholarships to underprivileged youths who need help to pay for their studies.” It also noted that the reparation requested “does not indicate the type of studies to which it refers. The State therefore urges María Isabel’s brothers to apply to the said scholarship programs, and if they meet the respective requirements, they can benefit from them.” It also indicated that “[i]n this case, no evidence of any kind has been presented leading to the conclusion that María Isabel’s brothers have suffered constraints to their education as a result of what happened to their sister.”

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