each of the publications ordered, regardless of the one-year time frame to present its first report as
indicated in the twelfth operative paragraph of this judgment.
b) Public act of acknowledgement of international responsibility
169. The Commission requested that the State be required to adopt appropriate measures of
satisfaction; however, it did not refer specifically to those measures.
170. The representatives requested that the State hold a public act to acknowledge its
international responsibility, with the participation of high-ranking State officials, including the
President of the Republic, the President of the Senate, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, the
President of the Supreme Court and the Ministers of State, particularly the Minister of Education. They
also requested that the details of said act be agreed with the victim.
171. The State argued that this request is inappropriate since the State is not internationally
responsible in the present case.
172. In order to repair the harm caused to the victim and to prevent the repetition of events similar
to those in this case, the Court deems it necessary to order the State to carry out a public act of
acknowledgement of international responsibility in relation to the facts of this case. Said act must
make reference to the human rights violations declared in this judgment. Likewise, it should be
conducted through a public ceremony in the presence of high-ranking State officials and of the victim
declared in this judgment, if she so wishes, and her representatives. 189
173. The State, the victim, and/or her representatives must agree upon the manner in which the
public act is to be carried out, as well as the necessary details, such as the place and date of this
event. 190 It must also be ensured that the victim has the possibility of attending, for which the State
must cover her transportation expenses. 191 Furthermore, as it has done in other cases, 192 the Court
orders the State to publicize the event through the media as widely as possible, including radio and
television broadcasts and via the social media networks of the Ministry of Education. The State
authorities who attend or participate in said act must be high-ranking State officials, including the
most senior authorities of the Ministry of Education. The State has one year from notification of this
judgment to comply with the obligation to hold an act of acknowledgement of international
responsibility.
B.2. Measures of rehabilitation
174. The representatives requested that the State be ordered to provide preferential and
comprehensive health care to Ms. Pavez Pavez.
175. The Court has confirmed the violations of the right to personal liberty and to privacy suffered
by Sandra Pavez Pavez as a consequence of the facts of this case and the discrimination to which she
was subjected owing to her sexual orientation (supra Chapter VI.1). Therefore, the Court deems it
appropriate to order a measure of reparation that ensures adequate care for the ailments suffered by
the victim as a result of the facts of this case and that takes into account her specificities and
background. 193 Consequently, this Court orders the State to pay a sum of money so that Ms. Sandra
189
Cf. Case of Cantoral Benavides v. Peru. Reparations and costs, supra, para. 81, and Case of Manuela et al. v. El
Salvador, supra, para. 276.
Cf. Case of Radilla Pacheco v. Mexico. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November
23, 2009. Series C No. 209, para. 353, and Case of Manuela et al. v. El Salvador, supra, para. 277.
190
191
Sandra Pavez Pavez stated that she lived in the community of El Bosque.
See for example, Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November
25, 2006. Series C No. 160, para. 445, and Case of Manuela et al. v. El Salvador, supra, para. 276.
192
Cf. Case of Barrios Altos v. Peru. Reparations and costs, supra, para. 42 a n d 45, a nd Case of Guachalá Chimbo et
al. v. Ecuador. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of March 26, 2021. Series C No. 423, para. 234.
193
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