95 300. Based on the above, the Court establishes, in equity, the sum of US$220,000.00 (two hundred and twenty thousand United States dollars) for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage. This sum must be distributed as follows: for Rosa Elvira Franco, the sum of US$120,000.00 (one hundred and twenty thousand United States dollars), and for Leonel Enrique Veliz Franco and José Roberto Franco, the sum of US$50,000.00 (fifty thousand United States dollars) each. G. Costs and expenses G.1) Arguments of the representative and of the State 301. The representative indicated that two organizations, CEJIL and REDNOVI, have represented the presumed victim and her next of kin. It indicated that ���CEJIL acted as their representative […] as of 2005” and that, in exercise of this representation, incurred expenses that included “travel, accommodation, communications, photocopies, stationery, and the mailing of documents.” Consequently, it asked that, in equity, the Court establish a sum of US$8,251.63 (eight thousand two hundred and fifty-one United States dollars and sixty-three cents), and that this amount be reimbursed by the State directly to CEJIL. 302. For its part, the representative alleged that REDNOVI: Has been following up on the case since 2003 [and] since then has taken numerous steps to support María Isabel’s family during the proceedings before the Commission, such as the periodic verification of the judicial file, procedures, obtaining photocopies of documents, participation in meetings with authorities, and expenses for the preparation of statements and the certification of documents. In addition, “expenditure has been incurred for travel […] to Washington D.C. [… and] San José.” The representative also indicated that “it does not have receipts for the expenditure incurred” and, therefore, asked the Court to “establish, in equity, a sum of US$10,000.00 (ten thousand United States dollars).” It asked that “the amount relating to expenses incurred by REDNOVI be reimbursed directly by the State to the Asociación Nuevos Horizontes, a member organization of REDNOVI.” 303. Lastly, it asked that: An additional sum to the expenses described previously be paid for future expenses [including] those related to compliance with the judgment; expenses that will be required by the proceedings of monitoring compliance with the judgment; travel expenses to ensure compliance with the judgment and, if applicable, expenses in Guatemala in order to verify compliance with the judgment. 304. The State indicated that: In view of the situation verified in this case in relation to the alteration of documents that contain supposed expenses incurred for funeral services, the State would greatly appreciate it if [the Court] would not condemning the State of Guatemala for the supposed expenses and costs of its opposing party in these proceedings. In particular, with regard to the amount requested for CEJIL, the State indicated that “it did not accept payment of any of the expenses described because its participation in these proceedings was voluntary [since] the petitioners were already represented by REDNOVI.” Lastly, regarding the expenses incurred by REDNOVI, the State indicated that “it would not be held responsible for expenses that have not been authenticated.” G.2) Considerations of the Court 305. The Court reiterates that, according to its case law,367 costs and expenses are included in the concept of reparation, because the activity deployed by the victims in order to obtain justice, at both the national and international level, entails disbursements that 367 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria v. Argentina. Reparations and costs. Judgment of August 27, 1998. Series C No. 39, para. 79, and Case of Liakat Ali Alibux, supra, para. 418.