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275. In this section, the Court will order measures of satisfaction aimed to redress nonpecuniary damage, and will order measures to guarantee non-repetition. These measures
have a public character or impact.
276. First, the Court will analyze whether the measures of this nature which were
provided in the partial agreement on reparations (supra para. 20 to 22, 53 and 227) are
compatible with the relevant provisions of the American Convention and the Court's
jurisprudence. Then, the Court will determine the appropriateness of ordering other
measures of satisfaction and non-repetition guarantees, taking into account the issues that
remain in dispute between the parties.
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277. Under the partial agreement on reparations, the State undertook to “develop
and comply with the following measures of reparation, as measures of satisfaction to
the victims and relatives, and to fulfill the obligation of non-repetition with regard to
the victims, their relatives and society as a whole”:
I. As regards honoring the memory of the victims
1. As a measure of apology to honor the memory of the victims, a plaque with the date of
the events and the names of the victims will be placed at the Courthouse of San Gil
municipality, Santander department. Likewise, a photographic gallery of the victims will be
installed in a visible and dignified place, with prior authorization from their representatives.
Following the publication of the Inter-American Court’s Judgment, the ceremony in which the
plaque is placed and the photo gallery is revealed in the Courthouses of San Gil will be
broadcast on the official channel with nationwide coverage, in the space assigned to the
Superior Council of the Judicature [Consejo Superior de la Judicatura], with prior publicity
through the state agencies’ websites and by all such media as are available to the victims’
representatives, so that society as a whole knows the truth.
2. A plaque with the date of the events and the names of the victims shall be placed in
Paloquemao judicial complex in the city of Bogotá. The manner and place of this ceremony in
which the plaque is to be fixed shall be agreed upon between the State and the
representatives.
3. With regard to the existing commemorative plaque of the [L]a Rochela Massacre, its text
shall be modified by mutual consent between the representatives and the Vice-president of
the Republic. The National Office of the Attorney General shall relocate such plaque to a site,
previously agreed upon with the representatives, within the city hall of Ciudad Salitre.
4. The television program of the judicial branch, which has nationwide coverage, shall
report on the events of The Rochela Massacre, the State’s partial recognition of
responsibility, the Inter-American Court’s decision, and in general, about all such aspects as
are necessary to honor the memory of the victims. In addition, interviews will be made with
some of the victims and relatives based upon prior selection and with their consultation.
5. A one time diploma course on Human Rights shall be established at the “Superior School
of Public Administration” [Escuela Superior de Administración Pública] – ESAP, which will
include the study of the case of the [L]a Rochela Massacre.
6. A scholarship shall be established for a specialization in human rights at the “Superior
School of Public Administration” on a permanent basis, if possible, for members of the
judiciary who are interested in furthering their education in human rights. The scholarship
shall be named so as to evoke the memory of the victims of the [L]a Rochela Massacre, by
mutual consent between the State and the representatives.
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