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). 120

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