Mendoza, or on any other person for crimes committed while a minor. Similarly, Argentina
must ensure that those persons who are currently serving such sentences for offenses
committed as juveniles may obtain a review thereof that meets the standards set out in this
Judgment, in the terms of paragraphs 326 and 327 hereof.
22.
The State must, within a reasonable time, adapt its domestic laws in accordance with
the parameters established in this Judgment concerning the right to appeal a judgment
before a higher court or judge, in the terms of paragraphs 329 to 332 of this Judgment.
23.
The State must implement, within a reasonable time, if they do not exist already,
mandatory programs or courses on the principles and standards for the protection of human
rights and the rights of the child, including those relating to personal integrity and torture,
as part of the general and ongoing training of federal prison staff and prison staff of the
province of Mendoza, as well as of judges with competence for offenses committed by
minors, in the terms of paragraphs 333 to 337 of this Judgment.
24.
The State must investigate the facts that could have contributed to the death of
Ricardo David Videla in the Mendoza Prison by means of the pertinent judicial, disciplinary
or administrative mechanisms, in the terms of paragraphs 338 to 341 of this Judgment.
25.
The State must conduct, effectively and within a reasonable time, the criminal
investigation into the acts of torture suffered by Claudio David Núñez and Lucas Matías
Mendoza to determine the eventual criminal responsibilities and, as appropriate, apply the
sanctions and consequences established by law. It must also conduct the pertinent
disciplinary, administrative or criminal actions if the investigation into the said acts reveals
procedural or investigative irregularities related to them, in the terms of paragraphs 342 to
344 of this Judgment.
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The State must pay the amounts established in paragraphs 349 and 353 to 355 of
this Judgment as compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and to reimburse
the Victims' Legal Assistance Fund the amount established in paragraph 364 of this
Judgment, in the terms of those paragraphs and of paragraphs 345 to 372 of this Judgment.
27.
The State must, within one year of notification of this Judgment, provide the Court
with a report on the measures taken to comply with it.
28.
The Court will supervise full compliance with this Judgment, in exercise of its
authority and in compliance with its obligations under the American Convention on Human
Rights, and will close the case once the State has complied fully with its provisions.
Done, at San José, Costa Rica, on May 14, 2013, in the Spanish and English languages, the
Spanish text being authentic.
Diego García-Sayán
President
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