3 - Violation of the right to freedom of expression (article 13 of the American Convention) - Violation of the right to humane treatment (article 5 (1) of the American Convention) - Violation of the rights to a fair trial and judicial protection (articles 8(1) and 25 of the American Convention) And as a consequence, the Venezuelan State: - Must adopt all the measures necessary to prevent actions by both state agents and private citizens that could hamper the seeking, receiving, and imparting of information by social communicators and support staff; - Must adopt all the measures necessary to respond with due diligence whenever there are acts of State agents as well as private individuals that hamper the seeking, receiving, and imparting of information by social communicators and support staff.; - Must conduct an impartial and exhaustive investigation in order to prosecute and punish all those materially and intellectually responsible for the facts set out in this case and publish the results of those investigations; - Must ensure the victims the free access to official sources of information; without any type of interference or arbitrary conditions; - Must repair the damages caused to the victims by the acts of State authorities; and - Must pay the legal costs and expenses incurred in the processing of the case both at the national level and the expenses derived from the processing of the case before the InterAmerican system. In keeping with my opinion and by way of example, it should be emphasized that there is an appropriate action within the Venezuelan legal system for the autonomous protection of constitutional rights, which has a similar regulation under the American Convention on Human Rights, such as the right to freedom of expression, enshrined in article 57 of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter, CBRV), right to defense and due process (or which is the same, right to a fair trial and judicial protection) established in articles 26 and 49 of the CBRV, right to humane treatment, established in article46 of the CBRV; the appropriate action is the action for the protection of constitutional rights or also called constitutional amparo set forth in article 27 of once the alleged responsible are identified, to subject them to due process in order to determine the legal responsibility. 4. The result of such investigations must be made public and the Venezuelan State must publicly recognize the international responsibility by means of the publication in a national newspaper of whatever judgment this Tribunal may render; 5. To issue a strong condemnation of the attacks to which the victims have been subjected in the instant case , from its highest level and to adopt a conduct that promotes the respect for freedom of expression, tolerance and dissident opinions and positions; 6. To publish the most relevant parts of whatever judgment on merits the Court may hand down, in a newspaper of national circulation during the time the Court deems appropriate and to publish the entire text of the judgment in the official gazette of the State; 7. To freely provide, through national health centers, the appropriate treatment required by the victims of this case, prior statement of their consent to such effect, for the necessary time, including the provision of medicines; 8. To guarantee the equitable, fair and free access to information and news, without the imposition of discretional and arbitrary conditions; 9. To adopt the legislative measures and of whatever kind that are necessary to fully ensure the exercise of the freedom of expression and information; 10. To pay the victims identified in this case, the compensations that may correspond for the pecuniary and moral damage caused to them; and 11. To pay the legal costs and expenses incurred during the processing of this case, both at the domestic level and at the Inter-American system for the protection of Human Rights”. The emphasis is mine.