58 be attended by State authorities. Also, the State shall guarantee the participation of the next of kin of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández who were also declared victims by this Court who may so desire. Both obligations are to be complied with in a period of two years as from the date of notice of this Judgment. 4) Psychological care 207. The Commission requested that the Court order the State to “adopt rehabilitation measures for the benefit of the victim’s next of kin, [which measures] must necessarily include psychological and medical rehabilitation measures.” 208. Moreover, the representatives stated that “[t]here is no denying the profound pain that the execution of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas has caused to her next of kin, in addition to the fact that no justice has been served in over thirteen years.” Accordingly, they asked that the Court order the State “to provide free-of-charge psychological care to such next of kin of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas who may so request[, …] [which] measure shall include the cost of any medication prescribed, such that the next of kin […] are not forced to incur further monetary costs [and that such] care sh[all] be personalized and fit the needs of each beneficiary.” 209. Based on the damage sustained by the next of kin of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette KawasFernández, as established in Chapter VIII of this Judgment, the Court finds it appropriate to order the State to immediately provide free-of-charge adequate and effective psychological and/or psychiatric care, via its specialized health institutions, to such of the next of kin the Court has declared victims as may so request. Such treatment must be provided by personnel and institutions specialized in the disorders and illnesses suffered by such people as a result of the facts of this case. Said treatment is to begin when the beneficiaries so request; the beneficiaries shall have a period of two years to seek the treatment as from the date of notice of this Judgment. Furthermore, said treatment is to be provided for as long as necessary and shall include the supply of any medication which may be required; it shall also account for the sufferings of each beneficiary in connection with the facts of the instant case, as determined through a personal evaluation. The State shall report on such steps and on the actual provision of treatment as established in paragraph 226 infra. 5) Other reparations sought 210. The Commission requested the Court to order Honduras “to adopt, as a priority measure, a policy intended to root out violence against natural resources advocates, including preventive and protective measures,” and “to adopt a public policy to fight impunity in cases of violations of the human rights of human rights advocates.” 211. In turn, the representatives asked the Court to call upon the State to implement a “public policy intended to protect human rights advocates, including, among other things, ‘[e]ducation and publicity activities for all State agents, society in general and the media, to create awareness in society regarding the importance and value of the work of human rights advocates[;]’ ‘[e]ffective measures to protect the life and physical integrity of those human rights advocates who have been threatened,’ [and…] ‘fight against impunity in connection with violations of the human rights of human rights advocates.’” 212. It has been established in this Judgment that the murder of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández was caused by her work as an environmentalist (supra para. 98). It has also been mentioned that, later on, other environmentalists were the targets of threats and

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