29.
The representatives expressed that the first meeting to follow up the
compliance with the judgment was in fact held and that, in such meeting, they were
informed about the fact that the documentary will be filmed by RTI Producciones and
they agreed that the documentary’s producers will be Lisandro Duque. They
mentioned that “in the next months [they would inform] the […] Court [on] the
progress related to this measure of reparation”. The Inter-American Commission
valued the information submitted by the State regarding these obligations, as well as
the State's will to make progress and comply with these measures.
30.
The Court values the will expressed by the State to comply with this measure
of reparation. Based on the information presented by the State and the
representatives, the Tribunal is looking forward to receive information on the effective
compliance therewith.
F.
On the duty to award a grant bearing the name of Manuel Cepeda
Vargas (operative paragraph thirteen of the Judgment)
31.
The State indicated that Mr. Ivan Cepeda Castro and his representatives were
informed that this measure of reparation "would be implemented by means of an
agreement entered into between the Ministry of Education and ICETEX and that said
measure could be enforced as from the second semester of 2011, as long as the
representatives inform what may correspond by the end of April 2011 at the latest”. It
further alleged that this information was reiterated to the representatives by means of
electronic mails of February 2, 2011 and March 7, 2011 and official letter of April 5,
2011. It indicated that, on May 25, 2011, the representatives responded and that, as
soon as the State is familiar with “the terms of the call, it would take the necessary
actions to disseminate it”.
32.
The representatives indicated that “the Manuel Cepeda Foundation, together
with the Voz newspaper, is defining the terms of the call, which, as agreed, will be
broadly disseminated”; all of which was agreed with the State. To that end, they
requested the State authorities to publish the terms of the call by means of
institutional communications, like web pages, institutional radio and television
stations, through which the call may be disseminated”.
33.
The Inter-American Commission made no specific reference to this aspect.
34.
The Court values the actions taken by the State in consultation with the
representatives to comply with this measure of reparation, according to the terms of
paragraph 233 of the Judgment. The Tribunal is looking forward to information on the
effective compliance with this measure of reparation.
G.
On the duty to pay the amounts established as compensation for
pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and reimbursement of legal costs and
expenses (operative paragraphs fifteen and sixteen of the Judgment)
35.
In its report of August 30, 2011, the State pointed out that "compliance with
the payment of compensatory amounts, costs and expenses [was] ordered by means
of Resolution 6096 of 2010 of the Ministry of National Defense in favor of Claudia
Giron Ortiz, Ivan Cepeda Castro, Maria Stella Cepeda Vargas and Maria Cepeda". It
further alleged that, taking into account that the heirs of Mrs. Olga Navia Soto had not
requested the payment of the compensation that was acknowledged to them, the
State will proceed to “enforce paragraph 262 of the Judgment, by depositing the
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