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the Court considers it necessary that the authorities make a public apology because the victims
suffered institutional violence by different state and federal bodies. During the act, reference
must be made to the human rights violations declared in this judgment. Also, it must take place
in a public ceremony in the presence of senior officials of the State and the state of Mexico, and
the victims.
348. The State and the victims and/or their representatives must reach agreement on how the
public act is implemented, as well as on the details, such as the date and place.456 Also, as it has
in other cases,457 the Court orders the State to disseminate this act as widely as possible,
including by radio, television and social networks. The Court also establishes that the apology
should also be made in writing, signed by the corresponding local and federal authorities, to
facilitate its distribution.
D.2.c Scholarships
349. The representatives alleged that Angélica Patricia Torres Linares, Claudia Hernández
Martínez and Suhelen Gabriela Cuevas Jaramillo were unable to continue their academic studies
due to the consequences of the facts of this case. 458 Therefore, they asked the Court to require
the State to guarantee scholarships to these three victims that covered the cost of completing
their studies at the graduate or postgraduate level, in the establishments of their choice to which
they are accepted, including the cost of enrollment, tuition, study materials, and other expenses
related to their studies. Furthermore, regarding those family members whose academic plans
were thwarted as a result of the facts of this case, they asked that Mexico be required to provide
university scholarships for those sons and daughters who want them.
350. The State indicated that it had “proposed motu proprio to grant scholarships” and that it
“has the structures and procedures required to provide this measure at the domestic level; thus
the victims should exhaust these internal mechanisms.” It also indicated that such measures had
been available to the victims since 2013.
351. The Court has established in this judgment that the facts of the case severely affected
Angélica Patricia Torres Linares, Claudia Hernández Martínez, Suhelen Gabriela Cuevas Jaramillo
and their next of kin, and these effects have continued over time and resulted in significant
changes in their life projects, with an impact on their personal and professional development. In
particular, the Court underlines that the events occurred when these three victims were pursuing
university studies, which were interrupted owing to the severe psychological effects they suffered
Judgment of August 27, 2014. Series C No. 281, para. 307, and Case of Velásquez Paiz et al. v. Guatemala. Preliminary
objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November 19, 2015. Series C No. 307, para. 240.
Cf. Case of Radilla Pacheco v. Mexico. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November
23, 2009. Series C No. 209, para. 353, and Case of López Soto et al. v. Venezuela. Merits, reparations and costs.
Judgment of September 26, 2018. Series C No. 362, para. 303.
456
Cf. Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November 25, 2006.
Series C No. 160, para. 445; Case of the Yean and Bosico Girls v. Dominican Republic. Preliminary objections, merits,
reparations and costs. Judgment of September 8, 2005. Series C No. 130, para. 235; Case of the Yakye Axa Indigenous
Community v. Paraguay. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of June 17, 2005. Series C No. 125, para. 226, and Case
of Coc Max et al. (Xamán Massacre) v. Guatemala. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of August 22, 2018. Series C
No. 356, para. 163.
457
Angélica Patricia Torres Linares abandoned her political science studies at the UNAM because she associated the
violations with her studies. Claudia Hernández Martínez was completing her bachelor's degree in political science and,
owing to the events, felt unable to return to the university. However, she is currently studying for a master’s degree and
for a doctorate. Suhelen Gabriela Cuevas Jaramillo’s academic plans were cut short owing to the time spent in prison and
the psychological and financial impact of the facts.
458