precisely linked to the instant case, and (c) some vouchers do not show a specific expenditure.
In equity, these concepts have been deducted from the estimate established by this Court.
392. The Court has also verified that the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)
incurred expenses related to the processing of the litigation at the international level starting in
October 2005. The representatives forwarded the vouchers for the said expenses that are
related to: expenses for the processing of the case in El Salvador, which include travel,
accommodation, food, and communication services; workshops held with the victims to prepare
the case; travel expenses to Guayaquil, Ecuador, to attend the hearing held before the Court in
this case; expenses for the appearance of deponents during the public hearing, and expenses for
the preparation of the expert opinion of Yáñez De La Cruz. In addition, the Court observes that
CEJIL requested proportionate payment for legal representation, as well as messenger services
and stationery. The Court notes that the expenses authenticated by CEJIL amount to
approximately US$45,867.11 (forty-five thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven United States
dollars and eleven cents). In this regard, the Court observes that some of the expense vouchers
presented by the representatives do not correspond only to expenses incurred owing to this
case; others do not indicate a specific concept for the expense, are illegible or are not linked to
the case, and some refer to expenses covered by resources from the Victims’ Legal Assistance
Fund (supra para. 12). Therefore, in equity, these concepts have been deducted from the
calculation made by the Court.
393. Consequently, the Court decides to establish, in equity, the sum of US$70,000.00
(seventy thousand United States dollars) for Tutela Legal del Arzobispado for reimbursement of
costs and expenses for the work carried out in the search for the executed victims by expediting
the exhumations and the litigation of the case at the domestic and international levels since
1990 and, in addition, the Court establishes for the Center for Justice and International Law
(CEJIL), in equity, a total sum of US$30,000.00 (thirty thousand United States dollars) for
reimbursement of costs and expenses for the international litigation of the case since the 2006.
These amounts must be delivered directly to the representative organization. The Court
considers that, during the proceedings of monitoring compliance with this Judgment, it may
order the State to reimburse the victims or their representatives the reasonable expenses
incurred during that procedural stage.
F.
Reimbursement of the disbursements from the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund
394. In 2008, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States created the Legal
Assistance Fund of the Inter-American Human Rights System, the purpose of which “is to
facilitate access to the inter-American human rights system by persons who currently lack the
resources needed to bring their case before the system.”540 In the instant case, the financial
assistance needed for the appearance of María Dorila Márquez de Márquez, María del Rosario
López Sánchez, María Margarita Chicas Márquez and María Sol Yáñez De la Cruz at the public
hearing held in Guayaquil, Republic of Ecuador, was granted from this Fund (supra paras. 12
and 13).
395. The State had the opportunity to present its observations on the disbursements made in
this case, which amounted to US$6,034.36 (six thousand and thirty-four United States dollars
and thirty-six cents). El Salvador indicated that the details of the expenses in relation to the
items covered is in keeping with the Order of the President of the Court that granted the
financial assistance; therefore it had no observations to make on them. In addition, it asked the
Court, when evaluating whether it is appropriate to order the reimbursement of these
disbursements, to “take into consideration the good will manifested during the […] proceedings
before the […] Court.” Consequently, it corresponds to the Court, in application of article 5 of the
540
AG/RES. 2426 (XXXVIII-O/08), resolution adopted by the thirty-eighth OAS General Assembly during the fourth
plenary session held on June 3, 2008, “Establishment of the Legal Assistance Fund of the inter-American human rights
system,” Operative paragraph 2(a), and CP/RES. 963 (1728/09), resolution adopted on November 11, 2009, by the OAS
Permanent Council, “Rules of Procedure for the Operation of the Legal Assistance Fund of the inter-American human
rights system,” Article 1(1).
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