F. Costs and expenses 199. The representatives requested that the State be ordered to reimburse them for the expenses incurred in relation to this case. In their final arguments, they also requested that the State be ordered to cover the expenses incurred in lodging the victim in a hotel in Santiago, Chile, on May 13 and 14, 2021, so that she could appear at the public hearing. They explained that this was necessary because the victim lives in a rural area south of Santiago, so for the purpose of appearing before the Court she had to stay in the city. They stated that this expenditure totaled $137,088.00 Chilean pesos for which they attached two payment vouchers. 200. The Court recalls that, based on its case law, costs and expenses form part of the concept of reparation, because the activities carried out by the victims in order to obtain justice, both at the national and the international level, entail disbursements that must be compensated when the State’s international responsibility is declared in a judgment. Regarding the reimbursement of costs and expenses, it is for the Court to prudently assess their scope, which includes the expenses generated before the authorities of the domestic jurisdiction and those incurred during the proceedings before the inter-American system, taking into account the circumstances of the specific case and the nature of the international jurisdiction for the protection of human rights. This assessment may be made based on the equity principle and taking into account the expenses indicated by the parties, provided their quantum is reasonable. 198 201. This Court has indicated that “the claims of the victims or their representatives with regard to costs and expenses, and the evidence to support them, must be submitted to the Court at the first procedural opportunity granted to them; that is, in the pleadings and motions brief, without prejudice to such claims being updated subsequently, in keeping with the new costs and expenses incurred during the proceedings before this Court.” 199 The Court also reiterates that it is not sufficient merely to forward evidentiary documents; rather, the parties are required to include arguments that relate the evidence to the facts that they represent and, in the case of alleged financial disbursements, clearly specify the items and their justification. 200 202. Taking into account the amounts requested by the representatives and the expense vouchers presented, the Court decides to establish, based on equity, the payment of USD$30,000.00 (thirty thousand United States dollars) for costs and expenses. This amount shall be delivered directly to the representatives. At the stage of monitoring compliance with this judgment, the Court may order the State to reimburse the victims or their representatives for any reasonable and duly proven expenses incurred at that procedural stage. 201 G. Method of compliance with the payments ordered 203. The State shall make the payments for compensation of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and to reimburse the costs and expenses established in this judgment directly to the persons indicated herein, within one year of notification of this judgment, or it may bring forward full payment, pursuant to the following paragraphs. 204. If the beneficiary is deceased or dies before she receives the respective compensation, this shall be delivered directly to her heirs, in accordance with the applicable domestic law. 198 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria v. Argentina. Reparations and costs. Judgment of August 27, 1998. Series C No. 39, paras. 82, and 244, and Case of Manuela et al. v. El Salvador, supra, para. 317. Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria v. Argentina. Reparations and costs, supra, para. 79, and Case of the Former Employees of the Judiciary v. Guatemala, supra, para. 160. 199 200 Cf. Case of Chaparro Álvarez and Lapo Íñiguez v. Ecuador. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of November 21, 2007. Series C No. 170, para. 277, and Case of Manuela et al. v. El Salvador, supra, para. 318. 201 Cf. Case of Ibsen Cárdenas and Ibsen Peña v. Bolivia. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of September 1, 2010. Series C No. 217, para. 29, and Case of Digna Ochoa and Family Members v. Mexico, supra, para. 193. 47